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Table 1 The frequency of the different types of patterns in the seven plumage patches over the body, the number of unique models in the entire posterior sample distribution as well as the top model set, and the average probability and marginal probability of the ancestral state of patterns, in Anseriformes and Galliformes using the full phylogeny. The tail of Anseriformes only has seven species with scaled patterns and was removed from the analyses

From: Evolutionary pathways to convergence in plumage patterns

 

Plumage pattern frequency

Unique models

Average probability

Marginal probability

 

Absence of patterns

Scales

Bars

Spots

Mottled

Posterior sample

Top model set (BF > =2)

Full model

Absence of patterns

Scales

Bars

Spots

Absence of patterns

Scales

Bars

Spots

Anseriformes

 Nape

78

16

19

3

2

464

257

118: BF = 0.08

0.31

0.25

0.20

0.24

0.02; 0.78

0.80; 0.01

0.79; 0.01

0.80; 0.00

 Wing

105

5

5

1

2

698

454

57: BF = 0.04

0.27

0.26

0.23

0.23

0.11; 0.67

0.75; 0.03

0.70; 0.08

0.77; 0.01

 Rump

100

12

4

-

2

15

4

1435: BF = 0.72

0.33

0.33

0.33

N/A

0.30; 0.38

0.38; 0.29

0.68; 0.00

N/A

 Tail

109

7

-

-

2

1

1

All

0.5

0.5

N/A

N/A

0.50; 0.50

0.50; 0.50

N/A

N/A

 Breast

74

14

12

13

5

379

218

207: BF = 0.14

0.25

0.27

0.22

0.26

0.44; 0.36

0.61; 0.19

0.77; 0.03

0.65; 0.15

 Flanks

65

11

34

5

3

339

164

68: BF = 0.05

0.26

0.25

0.24

0.25

0.12; 0.76

0.88; 0.00

0.77; 0.11

0.88; 0.00

 Vent

86

9

14

4

5

379

229

106: BF = 0.07

0.2

0.25

0.29

0.26

0.45; 0.34

0.72; 0.07

0.50; 0.29

0.70; 0.09

 Whole body

51

24

26

15

2

142

88

98; BF = 0.34

0.3

0.24

0.27

0.2

0.11; 0.75

0.84; 0.02

0.79; 0.08

0.85; 0.01

Galliformes

 Nape

75

18

29

10

38

229

121

11: BF = 0.01

0.72

0.13

0.11

0.05

0.01; 0.93

0.94; 0.00

0.94; 0.00

0.94; 0.00

 Wing

81

14

13

9

53

475

292

40: BF = 0.03

0.66

0.14

0.13

0.07

0.00; 0.87

0.87; 0.00

0.87; 0.00

0.87; 0.00

 Rump

83

11

25

8

43

305

178

12: BF = 0.01

0.8

0.09

0.08

0.03

0.00; 0.93

0.93; 0.00

0.93; 0.00

0.93; 0.00

 Tail

93

-

24

8

45

36

7

454: BF = 0.20

0.78

N/A

0.09

0.13

0.08; 0.63

N/A

0.71; 0.00

0.63; 0.08

 Breast

105

16

17

13

19

265

134

34: BF = 0.02

0.48

0.19

0.2

0.13

0.00; 0.89

0.89; 0.00

0.89; 0.00

0.89; 0.00

 Flanks

79

21

29

14

27

399

235

101: BF = 0.07

0.69

0.16

0.09

0.06

0.05; 0.76

0.78; 0.03

0.80; 0.01

0.81; 0.00

 Vent

139

6

11

4

10

312

191

10: BF = 0.01

0.48

0.2

0.23

0.09

0.00; 0.95

0.95; 0.00

0.95; 0.00

0.95; 0.00

 Whold body (scales)

58

34

38

14

26

114

76

7: BF = 0.23

0.88

0.05

0.05

0.02

0.00; 0.92

0.92; 0.00

0.92; 0.00

0.92; 0.00

 Whole body (spots)

54

23

36

26

26

95

63

6: BF = 0.02

0.84

0.09

0.06

0.01

0.00; 0.92

0.92; 0.00

0.92; 0.00

0.92; 0.00