Research Article
Use of Host-Plant Trait Space by Phytophagous Insects during
Host-Associated Differentiation: The Gape-and-Pinch Model
Table 2
Correlations among morphological variables measured for S. altissima and S. gigantea.
| | Ramet height | Leaf length | Leaf width | Teeth | Water content | Trichomes |
| Stem width | 0.88 | 0.72 | 0.18 | 0.40 | −0.42 | 0.36 | Ramet height | | 0.75 | 0.17 | 0.43 | −0.44 | 0.36 | Leaf length | | | 0.47 | 0.56 | −0.23 | 0.12 | Leaf width | | | | 0.32 | 0.24 | −0.57 | Teeth | | | | | −0.18 | −0.01 | Water content | | | | | | −0.48 |
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