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Table 3 Mean divergence-time estimates (in Ma) and 95% confidence intervals from BEAST analyses using different tree models

From: Limited, episodic diversification and contrasting phylogeography in a New Zealand cicada radiation

Tree model

root

Amphipsalta-Notopsalta

Amphipsalta

N. sericeaMRCA

A. strepitansMRCA

A. zelandicaMRCA

A. cingulataMRCA

Yule

4.82 (3.87-5.69)

3.70 (2.95-4.49)

2.97 (2.42-3.56)

1.01 (0.64-1.39)

0.84 (0.60-1.11)

0.39 (0.26-0.54)

0.23 (0.13-0.34)

birth-death

24.45 (14.86-38.10)

12.59 (7.6-17.2)

9.22 (5.75-12.82)

1.36 (0.70-2.06)

1.16 (0.66-1.70)

0.37 (0.19-0.56)

0.16 (0.06-0.27)

coalescent (constant)

17.43 (11.11-23.97)

8.21 (5.67-10.69)

5.91 (4.04-7.61)

1.28 (0.75-1.87)

1.07 (0.65-1.44)

0.39 (0.22-0.59)

0.18 (0.08-0.28)

coalescent (expansion)

17.00 (10.70-23.42)

8.13 (5.64-10.35)

5.85 (4.20-7.59)

1.26 (0.77-1.89)

1.07 (0.68-1.52)

0.39 (0.23-0.59)

0.18 (0.08-0.30)

  1. Estimates of interspecific divergence times were strongly influenced by the tree prior, while ages of species’ MRCAs and intraspecific divergences varied much less.