Table 5 Path statistics of the average and the best-fitting model from the phylogenetic path analyses in the squamates. For each model, the standardized regression coefficients are listed with their lower and upper 95% confidence limits. Coefficients with confidence intervals excluding 0 are in bold

M → SMR

[0.976 / 1.090]

SMR → G

[0.052 / 0.064]

SMR → R

[0.043 / 0.121]

1/kT → SMR

[−0.168 / –0.070]

1/kT → R

[−0.205 / 0.027]

1/kT → M

[−0.182 / 0.042]