Table 6.

Divergence time estimates from IMa analyses for all suites of species are compared with those calculated using net divergence (Da) estimates

				Divergence time (in years)
Co-divergence event	Possible suites of species for species assemblage divergence analyses	Support for suite of species (msbayes analyses)	Divergence Time (t) IMa Analyses Peak posterior (2.5%–97.5%)	IMa Analyses Peak Posterior (2.5%–97.5%)	MsBayes Analyses Mode (2.5%–97.5%)	Calculated from average Da
Tau 1	Eopsaltria griseogularis, Drymodes brunneopygia, Malurus pulcherrimus, Glossopsitta porphyrocephala	Strong	0.58	56,954	10	9286
			(0.276–0.964)	(25,607–89,439)	(0–396,843)
ψ = 4 or 5	+ Gliciphila melanops	Strong	0.956	94,881		15,048
			(0.284–1.844)	(26,349–171,085)
Tau 2	1Malurus splendens, Climacteris rufus	Negative	1.164	111,119	276,430	279,048
			(0.724–4.060)	(67,172–376,685)	(0–1,508,049)
ψ = 3 or 4	1(+Gliciphila melanops )	Negative	0.788	78,338		198,730
			(0.332–?)	(30,803–?)
	+Phylidonyris novaehollandiae	Weak	2.34	228,963		389,683
			(1.604–5.748)	(148,818–533,296)
	+Gliciphila melanops, Phylidonyris novaehollandiae	Weak	1.615	157,471		301,786
			(1.035–7.155)	(96,027–663,837)
Tau 3	Melithreptus lunatus, Petroica boodang	Weak	9.375	869,807	1,363,215	1,713,333
			(4.625–21.625)	(429,105–2,006,355)	(594,382–3,417,699)
ψ = 2 or 3	+Phylidonyris novaehollandiae	Weak	9.875	914,267		1,345,873
			(4.875–16.125)	(452,300–1,496,068)