Table 1.
Results of phylogenetically informed analyses examining the relationships between the proportion of breeding to total females in a group versus total females in a group for societies with multiple breeding females in wasp, ant, mammal and bird species.
| posterior mean | lower 95% CI | upper 95% CI | p MCMC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wasps (n = 71) | −0.378 | −0.468 | −0.290 | <0.001 |
| ants (n = 25) | −0.672 | −0.774 | −0.541 | <0.001 |
| birds (n = 14)a | −0.404 | −0.622 | −0.192 | 0.001 |
| mammals (n = 20) | −0.206 | −0.410 | 0.017 | 0.0733 |
a
Average parameter estimates for 100 models with randomly selected trees from Jetz et al. [40].