Table 5 Results of the correlation analyses of PGLS of rate of microstructural karyotypic diversification (rKDmicro) with metabolic, reproductive and geographic variables

From: A comparative study on karyotypic diversification rate in mammals

Response

Model

Characteristic

Traits

t

P

d.f.

λ

AIC

ΔAIC

rKDmicro

Simple

Metabolic

Body mass

−0.20

0.839

207

0.92

73.77

5.17

   

Metabolic rate

0.06

0.948

207

0.92

73.80

5.2

  

Reproductive

Longevity

−2.28

0.023

207

0.92

68.60

0

   

Litters per year

0.32

0.743

207

0.92

73.70

4.9

   

Sexual maturity age

−1.21

0.224

207

0.92

72.34

3.74

  

Geographic

Geographic range

−0.51

0.607

207

0.92

73.54

4.94

 

Multiple

Metabolic

Longevity × body mass

 

0.132

205

0.92

72.11

3.31

  

Reproductive

Litters per year × longevity

 

0.031

205

0.93

68.92

0.32

   

Sexual maturity age × longevity

 

0.084

205

0.92

71.08

2.48

  1. Abbreviations: AIC, Akaike’s information criterion; PGLS, phylogenetic generalized least squares regression.
  2. The best models are shown in bold.