A Macroevolutionary Perspective on Multiple Sexual Traits in the Phasianidae (Galliformes)

Table 3

Patterns of evolutionary change using values estimated from BayesTraits. *indicates traits where there was a significantly better fit to a two-rate model than a one-rate model.

		Median rate	95% Range for rate	Median gains/loss	95% Range for gains/loss
1	Plumage-Color	1.65	1.32–2.11	0.78	0.45–1.00
2	Plumage-Tail Length	1.34	1.04–1.57	0.26	0.17–0.42
3	Plumage-Head Ornaments	3.48	2.73–4.36	0.25	0.21–0.33*
4	Plumage-Other	1.51	1.20–1.88	0.17	0.11–0.23*
5	Plumage-Elaboration	2.41	1.87–3.49	0.22	0.17–0.31*
6	Fleshy Traits	0.88	0.57–1.08	0.57	0.26–1.38
7	Spurs	0.39	0.32–0.48	0.84	0.32–1.77
8	Wing Length	18.40	3.68–891.1	1.21	0.77–1.26
9	Body Size	1.67	1.13–2.36	1.55	0.83–2.43
10	Any Plumage	1.54	1.10–1.79	0.92	0.41–1.21
11	Any Competitive	0.92	0.79–1.18	7.58	4.75–9.57
12	High Plumage	1.71	1.36–2.07	0.14	0.10–0.24*
13	High Competitive	2.08	1.78–2.90	1.25	0.93–1.81