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Table 3 Quantitative State Speciation and Extinction (QuaSSE) analysis for body size dependency on diversification. Linear, Sigmoidal and Modal models were used

From: Live fast, diversify non-adaptively: evolutionary diversification of exceptionally short-lived annual killifishes

Model

InL

X2

P

AIC

ΔAIC

Linear

−131.16

5.2715

0.0216777

270.32

8.30

Sigmoidal

− 128.12

11.3579

0.0099401

268.24

6.22

Modal

−125.01

17.5754

0.0005381

262.02

0.00

Linear (φ)

−130.40

6.7934

0.0334840

270.80

8.78

Sigmoidal (φ)

−127.91

11.7817

0.0190503

269.81

7.79

Modal (φ)

− 124.91

17.7756

0.0013651

263.82

1.80

  1. The models were run without and then with a directional function (indicated here by phi, φ). P value to test significant difference to a model of constant speciation and extinction. Delta AIC (ΔAIC) calculated by comparing model to the best-fit, lowest AIC, model
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