TABLE 3.
Results of the variable-rates model for positive selection over three reproductive traits of benthic octopuses.
| Total | Mean ΔV/ΔB | Branches under | Mean ΔV/ΔB > 2 | |
| branches | (±SD) | selection | (±SD) | |
| HAL ∼ ML | 160 | 3.04 ± 5.33 | 33 | 10.39 ± 8.43 |
| LL ∼ ML | 164 | 1.47 ± 2.16 | 8 | 9.20 ± 6.04 |
| SL ∼ ML | 150 | 2.03 ± 1.21 | 44 | 3.84 ± 0.52 |