Table 2. PGLS regression models on maximum absolute growth rate per day (AGR) against body mass at maximum growth (BMatMG, in gram) for different taxonomic groups assuming a fixed slope of 0.75.

group	N	intercept	95% CI	p-value	lambda	AIC	10∧intercept
altrical birds	343	−0.506	[−0.587, −0.425]	<2e-16	0.943	−524.679	0.312
precocial birds	164	−0.839	[−1.016, −0.663]	<2e-16	0.853	−185.665	0.145
eutherians	299	−1.162	[−1.306, −1.019]	<2e-16	0.826	−70.045	0.069
marsupials	21	−1.244	[−1.244, −1.244]	<2e-16	−0.124	−29.036	0.057
non-avian dinosaurs	19	−1.766	[−1.931, −1.602]	<2e-16	0.840	−16.541	0.017
reptiles	35	−2.160	[−2.461, −1.858]	<2e-16	0.222	51.923	0.007
fish	30	−2.512	[−3.048, −1.976]	<2e-16	0.839	13.890	0.003

AGR and BMatMG were log 10 transformed before regressions were conducted (log10 AGR = log10 intercept+log10 BMatMG * 0.75). Regression models are ordered by values of intercepts. N = sample size. CI = confidence interval. lambda = Pagel’s lambda. AIC = Akaike Information Criterion.