Table 1. Parameter values of variables in the simulations.

Range of parameter values of variables used for simulation of trees for Simulation Sets 1 and 2.

Variable	Values in simulation set 1	Values in simulation set 2
Basetree age (Bage)	3–35	3–35
Subtree age (Sage)	20, 40, 60% of basetree	30–70% of basetree
Basetree speciation rate (λ0)	0.20	0.20, 0.26, 0.28
Speciation rate asymmetry (λ1∕λ0)	1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, 5.5	2
Basetree extinction rate (µ0)	0.05	0.05
Subtree extinction rate (µ1)	0.05	0.05
Overall tree size class	50 ± 10, 100 ± 10, 150 ± 10, 200 ± 10, 300 ± 10 and 500 ± 10	50 ± 10, 100 ± 10, 200 ± 10, 400 ± 10 and 800 ± 10