Figures & data
Figure 1 Schematic representation of the different forms of association among characters in a structural or functional module. Each polygon represents a group of traits that characterize the module (i.e., flower). Line thickness indicates the degree of correlation between pairs of traits within a hypothetical module. Numbers represent characters that are components of an hypothetical module. (A) Highly integrated modules are those that present high levels of correlation between traits. (B) Modules with low levels of integration are those with weak correlations between characters. (C) Intrafloral integration indicate that a subset of characters (8, 2, 3 and 4) within the module present higher levels of correlation among them than with the rest of the characters. (D) A non integrated module can be represented by non existent or very weak correlations between characters.
