Figure 1
Correlation between the genome-wide rate of recombination and H e in 81 higher plants species. Genome-wide rate of recombination decreases with He when the phylogenetic relationships of species are not taken into account (A), but increases when these relationships are accounted for by means of phylogenetic independent contrasts (PICs) (B). In box A, each species has been labelled according to its life-form (herb, shrub, angiosperm tree or conifer tree).