Table 1 Pearson correlation coefficients (R) and their statistical significance between dN/dS for different substitution categories and different proxies for Ne. Significant correlations are highlighted in italics
From: GC-biased gene conversion conceals the prediction of the nearly neutral theory in avian genomes
Life history trait | Total | GC-conservative | S-to-W | W-to-S | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R | p value | R | p value | R | p value | R | p value | |
Body mass | 0.08 | 6.09 × 10−1 | 0.57 | 3.15 × 10 −5 | −0.33 | 2.25 × 10 −2 | 0.33 | 2.28 × 10 −2 |
Longevity | 0.08 | 6.25 × 10−1 | 0.32 | 4.63 × 10 −2 | −0.22 | 1.64 × 10−1 | 0.27 | 9.51 × 10−2 |
Age of sexual maturity | 0.08 | 5.85 × 10−1 | 0.45 | 1.97 × 10 −3 | −0.19 | 1.99 × 10−1 | 0.28 | 6.41 × 10−2 |