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. 2022 Jun 7;22:74. doi: 10.1186/s12862-022-02028-3

Table 1.

Model comparison for independent and dependent diet diversification, including models with hidden traits or with equal rates of transition

Model type Hidden trait (A/B) Equal transition rates (Q) Speciation rates (λi) Extinction rates (μi) Transition rates (Qi) Sum of params LogLik AICc
Diet independent speciation and extinction rates No Yes 1 1 1 3 − 675.3 1356.7
No No 1 1 6 8 − 659.5 1335.9
Yes Yes 1 1 1 3 − 701.2 1408.6
Yes No 1 1 18 20 − 701.2 1447.6
Diet-dependent speciation and independent extinction rate No Yes 3 1 1 5 − 675.1 1360.5
No No 3 1 6 10 − 655.5 1332.2
Yes Yes 6 1 1 8 − 857.8 1732.4
Yes No 6 1 18 25 − 788.0 1634.2
Independent speciation and diet-dependent extinction rates No Yes 1 3 1 5 − 670.5 1351.2
No No 1 3 6 10 − 656.8 1335.0
Yes Yes 1 6 1 8 − 794.2 1598.7
Yes No 1 6 18 25 − 795.2 1648.5
Diet-dependent speciation and extinction rates No Yes 3 3 1 7 − 663.9 1342.5
No No 3 3 6 12 − 659.5 1344.8
Yes Yes 6 6 1 13 − 839.1 1706.4
Yes No 6 6 18 30 − 805.6 1683.4

Values in bold indicate the best model

Number of inferred rates for speciation (λ), extinction (μ) and transition (Q) are specified in each case, and LogLik and AICc values are shown