Table 3 |
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Effects of life-history variables and bird (n = 196) vs. mammal (n = 500) status (referred as Class) on mtDNA substitution rate. |
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Model |
Variable |
Effect |
t value |
P |
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(A) Body mass + Class |
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|
Body mass |
-0.25 |
-8.9 |
<0.01 |
|
|
Class (Mammals) |
0.22 |
3.1 |
<0.01 |
|
|
Body mass: Class (Mammals) |
0.13 |
4.4 |
<0.01 |
|
|
|
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(B) Maximum longevity + Class |
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|
Maximum longevity |
-0.65 |
-9.4 |
<0.01 |
|
|
Class (Mammals) |
0.31 |
2.5 |
0.01 |
|
|
Maximum longevity: Class (Mammals) |
0.04 |
0.5 |
0.65 |
|
|
|
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Nabholz et al. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009 9:54 doi:10.1186/1471-2148-9-54 |
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