Diversification and the rate of molecular evolution: no evidence of a link in mammals

Table 7 Metatheria Nuclear Contrasts

Response Variable	Predictor Variable	Coefficient	R²	d.f.	P value
ln(Clade Size)	ln(dN)	2.2613	0.1736	6	0.304
ln(Clade Size)	ln(dS)	-1.6842	0.2381	6	0.221
ln(Clade Size)	ln(ω)	1.5536	0.3391	6	0.132
ln(Clade Size)	ln(T)	-2.6421	0.1202	6	0.401
ln(Clade Size)	ln(Body Size)	0.7831	0.3792	6	0.14
ln(dN)	ln(Body Size)	0.1231	0.2758	6	0.181
ln(dS)	ln(Body Size)	-0.0644	0.0306	6	0.679
ln(ω)	ln(Body Size)	0.1876	0.1549	6	0.335
ln(T)	ln(Body Size)	-0.0094	0.0031	6	0.895

Tables 5, 6 and 7 - Regressions between rates, clade size and body size for nuclear sequence data.
Traits are measured as differences in values between sister-pairs of mammalian clades. Co-efficient: estimated co-efficient of the predictor variable; R² = co-efficient of determination; d.f: degrees of freedom in model; P value: significance of value of model; Significance: * = P < 0.05, ** = P < 0.005.

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