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Table 2 Optimal numbers of components determined by AIC, BIC or cross-validation (CV) on the simulated data with different levels of heterotachy (τ) and with different rate across sites heterogeneity (α).

From: Evaluation of the models handling heterotachy in phylogenetic inference

AIC/BIC/CV

Ď„ = 0.2

Ď„ = 0.4

Ď„ = 0.6

Ď„ = 0.8

α = 0.5

1/1/1

2/1/2

2/2/2

2/2/2

α = 1.0

1/1/1

2/1/2

3/2/2

2/2/2

α = 1.5

2/1/1

2/2/2

2/2/2

2/2/2

α = 2.0

1/1/1

2/2/2

3/2/2

2/2/2