Ontogenetic and phylogenetic simplification during white stripe evolution in clownfishes

Table 1 Model fitting of the four striped pattern evolutionary models

	Transition matrix	AIC	∆AIC	wtAIC
Model iv	Model ii + model iii	191.74	0.00	0.88
Model iii	Loss or gain of two stripes are forced to be 0	196.58	4.84	0.08
Model ii	Symmetric rates of transition among states	197.74	6.00	0.04
Model i	Free	205.58	16.84	0.00

Models are ranked from best to worst, according to AIC scores and Akaike weights (wtAIC). ∆AIC scores indicate the difference between the candidate model and the best-fitting model. According to [58], a ΔAICc value of 4 or more was taken as an indication of support for one model over the other following. Matrices of transition rates (q) among stripe morphs are described for the four evolutionary models. Speciation and extinction rates are assumed to be equal among morphs

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