Table 1 Parameter estimates for the scaling of maternal metabolizable energy intake (MEI_mat) during lactation established from the 24 species of the study, with and without accounting for the phylogenetic structure of the data

Average rate

Yes

−0.235*

[−0.454, 0.005]

0.672***

[0.611, 0.728]

0.053**

[0.024, 0.082]

0.018*

[0.001, 0.033]

0.61

No

−0.247*

[−0.433, 0.060]

0.693***

[0.652, 0.733]

0.053***

[0.028, 0.078]

0.018*

[0.004, 0.032]

–

Initial rate

Yes

−0.289

[−0.629, 0.082]

0.665***

[0.591, 0.739]

0.062**

[0.023, 0.099]

0.006

[−0.019, 0.032]

0.03

No

−0.288

[−0.310, −0.150]

0.673***

[0.616, 0.727]

0.064***

[0.033, 0.096]

0.005

[−0.018, 0.026]

–

Peak rate

Yes

−0.233

[−0.468, 0.010]

0.667***

[0.603, 0.732]

0.050**

[0.019, 0.082]

0.024**

[0.008, 0.040]

0.65

No

−0.239*

[−0.435, −0.041]

0.691***

[0.647, 0.736]

0.050***

[0.023, 0.078]

0.024**

[0.009, 0.038]

–

Amplitude

Yes

−0.847***

[−1.317, −0.412]

0.643***

[0.531, 0.758]

0.055*

[0.002, 0.110]

0.038*

[0.008, 0.069]

0.74

No

−0.807***

[−1.180, −0.400]

0.666***

[0.580, 0.750]

0.059*

[0.010, 0.100]

0.037*

[0.010, 0.070]

–

Time to peak

Yes

1.266***

[0.853, 1.659]

0.078

[−0.029, 0.185]

0.036

[−0.013, 0.085]

−0.001

[−0.028, 0.026]

0.79

No

1.266***

[1.000, 1.400]

0.117

[0.041, 0.194]

0.034

[−0.011, 0.080]

−0.002

[−0.027, 0.022]

–

Cumulative elevation to peak

Yes

0.302

[−0.341, 0.947]

0.730***

[0.565, 0.910]

0.092*

[0.013, 0.171]

0.032

[−0.012, 0.074]

0.81

No

0.305

[−0.235, 0.893]

0.798***

[0.673, 0.922]

0.091*

[0.017, 0.164]

0.033

[−0.011, 0.072]

–