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. 2013 Sep 13;8(9):e72731. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072731

Table 4. Partial regression coefficients (bi) of non-phylogenetic (OLS) and phylogenetic (PGLSλ) multiple regressions of geographic range size as a function of MIBMR, mass and the range latitudinal midpoint in the North (> 23.7° lat), Tropics (23.7° to -23.7° lat), and South (< -23.7° lat).

Regression model:
OLS
PGLSλ
Group Region Variable bi SE p-value Model R2 Model AICc bi SE p-value λ Model AICc
Mammals North MIBMR 0.791 0.244 0.02 0.16 475.37 0.557 0.326 0.09 0.36 449.18
mass 0.181 0.051 0.001 0.130 0.070 0.06
latitude 0.016 0.006 0.01 0.022 0.005 <0.001
Tropics MIBMR -0.01 0.311 0.97 0.02 636.33 0.032 0.303 0.91 0.72 562.46
mass 0.094 0.046 0.04 0.068 0.066 0.30
latitude 0.003 0.004 0.47 -0.005 0.004 0.20
South MIBMR 0.078 0.472 0.87 0.28 188.05 0.416 0.443 0.35 0.61 182.64
mass -0.022 0.071 0.75 0.085 0.084 0.31
latitude -0.069 0.012 <0.001 -0.076 0.011 <0.001
Rodents North MIBMR 1.051 0.443 0.02 0.13 332.26 0.894 0.448 0.05 0.28 323.24
mass 0.023 0.107 0.83 0.153 0.128 0.23
latitude 0.018 0.008 0.02 0.024 0.008 0.002
Tropics MIBMR -0.521 0.589 0.38 0.08 172.68 -0.263 0.309 0.40 1.29 95.45
mass 0.146 0.137 0.29  0.114  0.073 0.13
latitude -0.008 0.006 0.12 -0.001  0.003 0.68
South MIBMR 1.420 0.807 0.09 0.20 102.77  1.370 0.699 0.06 0.50 93.31
mass -0.133 0.153 0.39  0.312 0.188 0.11
latitude -0.048 0.017 0.01 -0.052 0.016 0.003

All variables were log10 transformed. Statistically significant (p < 0.05) and “marginally significant” (0.10 < p > 0.05) coefficients are indicated by p-values in bold.