
Nabholz_Glemin_Galtier_MBE_Rate_mammals_2008.csv is the dataset used in :

Nabholz B, Glémin S, Galtier N. 2008. Strong variations of mitochondrial 
mutation rate across mammals--the longevity hypothesis. Mol. Biol. Evol 
25:120–130.

0 or NA indicates missing data.

Life-history traits are from AnAge database 
(http://genomics.senescence.info/species/)
De Magalhães JP, Costa J. 2009. A database of vertebrate longevity 
records and their relation to other life-history traits. J. Evol. Biol. 
22:1770–1774.

mass : body mass in gram
longevity : maximum longevity in Years
metabolism : Basal metabolic rate in W
maturity_F : Female sexual maturity in day
maturity_M : Male sexual maturity in day
gestation : Gestation in day
Rate : Substitution rate (subst/site/MA) estimated with Cytochrome b 
third codon position. 

