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Table 2 Phylogenetically-controlled regression analyses

From: Selective constraints on protamine 2 in primates and rodents

Clade

Dependent value

Independent value

n

Slope

t

R2

λ

p

cleaved-Prm2

 Primates

cleaved-Prm2 ω

log body mass

12

0.02

0.23

0.14

1(ns,ns)

0.82

log testes mass

0.60

0.83

0.43

 Rodents

cleaved-Prm2 ω

log body mass

28

0.00

0.27

0.01

1(ns,ns)

0.79

log testes mass

0.00

−0.35

0.73

 Primates

relative head length

cleaved-Prm2 ω

11

0.02

0.07

0.00

1(ns,ns)

0.94

 Rodents

relative head length

cleaved-Prm2 ω

26

0.18

1.83

0.12

0.41(ns,ns)

0.08

  Rodents

relative head width

cleaved- Prm2 ω

22

0.14

2.33

0.20

0.91(*,ns)

0.03

  Rodents

sperm head elongation

cleaved- Prm2 ω

22

−8.07

−3.11

0.32

0.91(*,ns)

0.00

mature-Prm2

 Primates

mature-Prm2 ω

log body mass

12

0.02

1.19

0.27

0.86(ns,ns)

0.26

log testes mass

0.00

0.36

0.73

 Rodents

mature-Prm2 ω

log body mass

28

−0.03

−1.80

0.17

1(*,ns)

0.09

log testes mass

−0.01

−0.30

0.77

 Primates

Arginine content (mature-Prm2)

log body mass

12

−1.32

−1.49

0.21

1(*,ns)

0.17

log testes mass

0.47

0.48

0.65

 Rodents

Arginine content (mature-Prm2)

log body mass

28

−0.02

−0.36

0.03

1(*,ns)

0.72

log testes mass

−0.02

−0.52

0.61

 Primates

relative head length

mature-Prm2 ω

10

−0.02

−0.82

0.07

1(*,ns)

0.43

 Rodents

relative head length

mature-Prm2 ω

26

0.03

1.15

0.05

0(ns,ns)

0.26

 Rodents

relative head width

mature-Prm2 ω

22

0.03

0.94

0.04

0.96(*,ns)

0.36

 Rodents

sperm head elongation

mature-Prm2 ω

22

−1.08

−0.83

0.03

1(*,ns)

0.41

  1. The superscripts following the λ value indicate significance levels (ns: p >0.05; *: p <0.05) in likelihood ratio tests against models with λ = 0 (first superscript) and λ = 1 (second superscript). Abbreviations: n: number of species in analysis. Significant regression results are shown in boldface