Table 5.

Path statistics of the average and the best-fitting model from the phylogenetic path analyses in the squamates. For each model, the standardized regression coefficients are listed with their lower and upper 95% confidence limits. Coefficients with confidence intervals excluding 0 are in bold

Path	Top model
M → SMR	1.033	[0.976 / 1.090]
SMR → G	0.058	[0.052 / 0.064]
SMR → R	0.082	[0.043 / 0.121]
1/kT → SMR	−0.119	[−0.168 / –0.070]
1/kT → R	−0.089	[−0.205 / 0.027]
1/kT → M	−0.07	[−0.182 / 0.042]

M body mass, SMR standard metabolic rate, G animal group (lizard vs snake), R reproductive mode (oviparous vs viviparous), 1/kT 1/temperature