I have a few questions about tables that are probably pretty basic. Here is the code for my table.
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{| r | l | l |}
\hline
\textbf{Species} & \textbf{Abbrev.} & \textbf{Common Name} \\ \hline
\textit{Arabidopsis thaliana} & At & Thale cress \\
\textit{Oryza sativa} & Os & Rice \\
\textit{Brachypodium distachyon} & Bd & Purple false brome \\
\textit{Glycine max} & Gm & Soybean \\
\textit{Vitis vinifera} & Vv & Grape \\
\textit{Sorghum bicolor} & Sb & Sorghum \\
\textit{Medicago truncatula} & Mt & Barrel clover \\
\textit{Zea mays} & Zm & Maize \\ \hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{This study presents a comprehensive analysis of the intron distribution in these 8 model plant species.}
\end{table}
Here are my questions.
- How can I change the alignment of the first row of headers (center) without affecting the alignment of the subsequent rows?
- How can I add space between the bottom of the table and the caption? The caption text is right up against the bottom of the table.
- How can I horizontally center this table in the available space? I tried the
\begin{center}
environment but that did not work.