Table 2.
Results of SH tests comparing the Bayesian inference tree with alternative topologies. (Δ−ln L is the difference in ln-likelihood between the alternative topology as stated and the Bayesian tree depicted in figure 2. Each SH test involved 10 000 RELL optimizations.)
| topology | − ln L | Δ − ln L | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chondrodactylus+Colopus+Palmatogecko monophyly | 28 713.92 | 79.26 | 0.000 |
| Chondrodactylus+Colopus monophyly | 28 681.46 | 46.97 | 0.001 |
| Chondrodactylus+Palmatogecko monophyly | 28 714.85 | 80.19 | 0.000 |
| Colopus+Palmatogecko monophyly | 28 688.11 | 53.62 | 0.001 |
| Pachydactylus monophyly | 28 731.23 | 96.57 | 0.000 |
| Bayesian tree | 28 634.66 | — | — |