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. 2016 Aug 31;16(1):172. doi: 10.1186/s12862-016-0741-x

Table 1.

The frequency of the different types of patterns in the seven plumage patches over the body, the number of unique models in the entire posterior sample distribution as well as the top model set, and the average probability and marginal probability of the ancestral state of patterns, in Anseriformes and Galliformes using the full phylogeny. The tail of Anseriformes only has seven species with scaled patterns and was removed from the analyses

Plumage pattern frequency Unique models Average probability Marginal probability
Absence of patterns Scales Bars Spots Mottled Posterior sample Top model set (BF > =2) Full model Absence of patterns Scales Bars Spots Absence of patterns Scales Bars Spots
Anseriformes
 Nape 78 16 19 3 2 464 257 118: BF = 0.08 0.31 0.25 0.20 0.24 0.02; 0.78 0.80; 0.01 0.79; 0.01 0.80; 0.00
 Wing 105 5 5 1 2 698 454 57: BF = 0.04 0.27 0.26 0.23 0.23 0.11; 0.67 0.75; 0.03 0.70; 0.08 0.77; 0.01
 Rump 100 12 4 - 2 15 4 1435: BF = 0.72 0.33 0.33 0.33 N/A 0.30; 0.38 0.38; 0.29 0.68; 0.00 N/A
 Tail 109 7 - - 2 1 1 All 0.5 0.5 N/A N/A 0.50; 0.50 0.50; 0.50 N/A N/A
 Breast 74 14 12 13 5 379 218 207: BF = 0.14 0.25 0.27 0.22 0.26 0.44; 0.36 0.61; 0.19 0.77; 0.03 0.65; 0.15
 Flanks 65 11 34 5 3 339 164 68: BF = 0.05 0.26 0.25 0.24 0.25 0.12; 0.76 0.88; 0.00 0.77; 0.11 0.88; 0.00
 Vent 86 9 14 4 5 379 229 106: BF = 0.07 0.2 0.25 0.29 0.26 0.45; 0.34 0.72; 0.07 0.50; 0.29 0.70; 0.09
 Whole body 51 24 26 15 2 142 88 98; BF = 0.34 0.3 0.24 0.27 0.2 0.11; 0.75 0.84; 0.02 0.79; 0.08 0.85; 0.01
Galliformes
 Nape 75 18 29 10 38 229 121 11: BF = 0.01 0.72 0.13 0.11 0.05 0.01; 0.93 0.94; 0.00 0.94; 0.00 0.94; 0.00
 Wing 81 14 13 9 53 475 292 40: BF = 0.03 0.66 0.14 0.13 0.07 0.00; 0.87 0.87; 0.00 0.87; 0.00 0.87; 0.00
 Rump 83 11 25 8 43 305 178 12: BF = 0.01 0.8 0.09 0.08 0.03 0.00; 0.93 0.93; 0.00 0.93; 0.00 0.93; 0.00
 Tail 93 - 24 8 45 36 7 454: BF = 0.20 0.78 N/A 0.09 0.13 0.08; 0.63 N/A 0.71; 0.00 0.63; 0.08
 Breast 105 16 17 13 19 265 134 34: BF = 0.02 0.48 0.19 0.2 0.13 0.00; 0.89 0.89; 0.00 0.89; 0.00 0.89; 0.00
 Flanks 79 21 29 14 27 399 235 101: BF = 0.07 0.69 0.16 0.09 0.06 0.05; 0.76 0.78; 0.03 0.80; 0.01 0.81; 0.00
 Vent 139 6 11 4 10 312 191 10: BF = 0.01 0.48 0.2 0.23 0.09 0.00; 0.95 0.95; 0.00 0.95; 0.00 0.95; 0.00
 Whold body (scales) 58 34 38 14 26 114 76 7: BF = 0.23 0.88 0.05 0.05 0.02 0.00; 0.92 0.92; 0.00 0.92; 0.00 0.92; 0.00
 Whole body (spots) 54 23 36 26 26 95 63 6: BF = 0.02 0.84 0.09 0.06 0.01 0.00; 0.92 0.92; 0.00 0.92; 0.00 0.92; 0.00