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Table 1 α and ß parameters, describing the prior distributions of the population mutation rate (θ) and the root age (τ0) parameters that were combined in the iBPP analyses

From: Bayesian species delimitation in Pleophylla chafers (Coleoptera) – the importance of prior choice and morphology

Prior

α

ß

Mean

Variation

θ 1

1

10

0.1

0.01

θ 2

1

20

0.05

2.5e-3

θ 3

2

2000

0.001

5e-7

τ0–1

1

10

0.1

0.01

τ0–2

1

20

0.05

2.5e-3

τ0–3

2

2000

0.001

5e-7