Table. 2 Overview of the maternal investment metrics in mammals according to six alternative regression models fitted to the same dataset (N = 738 species)
From: Quantifying maternal investment in mammals using allometry
Model | Metric |
|---|---|
SLR | \({{MI}}_{{\rm SLR}}={\log }_{10}\frac{{m}_{{\rm lw}}}{{{0.637\times m}_{\rm a}}^{0.778}}\) |
PLMM | \({{MI}}_{{\rm PLMM}}=\log_{10}\frac{{m}_{{\rm lw}}}{{{0.643\times m}_{\rm a}}^{0.806}}\) |
SMA | \({{MI}}_{{\rm SMA}}={\log }_{10}\frac{{m}_{{\rm lw}}}{0.645\times {{m}_{\rm a}}^{0.799}}\) |
MA | \({{MI}}_{{\rm MA}}=\log_{10}\frac{{m}_{{\rm lw}}}{0.643\times {{m}_{\rm a}}^{0.795}}\) |
MSLR | \({{MI}}_{{\rm MSLR}}={\log }_{10}\frac{{m}_{{\rm lw}}}{4.61\times {{m}_{\rm a}}^{0.867}\times {d}^{-0.398}}\) |
MPLMM | \({{MI}}_{{\rm MPLMM}}=\log_{10}\frac{{m}_{{\rm lw}}}{1.60\times {{m}_{\rm a}}^{0.836}\times {d}^{-0.199}}\) |
