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Table 2 Results of the best multivariate PGLS model of female promiscuity in Passerides songbirds

From: Evolution of female promiscuity in Passerides songbirds

Predictor

Estimate (SE)

t (P)

Intercept

−1.257 (0.498)

−2.523 (0.013)

Male nest building

−0.339 (0.097)

−3.504 (0.001)

Sexual dichromatisma

0.030 (0.010)

2.854 (0.005)

Migration distance

0.217 (0.118)

1.835 (0.068)

(Migration distance)2

−0.029 (0.015)

−1.896 (0.059)

Social bondb

−0.353 (0.165)

−2.135 (0.034)

  1. Whole model: F5,167 = 7.703, N = 173, P < 0.001, adjusted R2 = 0.163, λ = 0.475
  2. aData from Dale et al. [64]. b Data from Tobias et al. [65]. The best model was chosen among all models ran from a reduced data set of 154 species with no missing values for any variable in a backwards stepwise deletion approach until only significant (P < 0.05) predictors remained. The model with fewest predictor variables was chosen from the set of best performing models (separated from the rest by delta AIC < 2; Additional file 6). The model shown here is based on a maximized data set (no missing values among the included predictor variables). The λ-value was significantly different from λ = 0 (P < 0.001) and λ = 1 (P < 0.001). Significant variables in bold (P < 0.05)