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Table 1 Individual parameters of body proportions for all siblings studied

From: Ontogenetic allometry of the Beagle

  

hd

wi

ph

trl

trc

Dog #1

Slope

0.340

0.446

0.434

0.424

0.287

Intercept

0.963

1.119

1.117

1.135

1.417

SD slope

0.009

0.013

0.012

0.020

0.021

R

0.993

0.992

0.992

0.978

0.945

95% UL

0.344

0.452

0.439

0.433

0.297

95% LL

0.336

0.441

0.428

0.415

0.277

Allometry

+

+

+

+

-

Sequence

wi > ph = trl > hd > trc

Dog #2

Slope

0.307

0.400

0.433

0.417

0.279

Intercept

1.010

1.163

1.107

1.167

1.415

SD slope

0.011

0.015

0.016

0.021

0.013

R

0.987

0.985

0.986

0.975

0.978

95% UL

0.312

0.406

0.440

0.426

0.284

95% LL

0.302

0.392

0.425

0.408

0.273

Allometry

-

+

+

+

-

Sequence

ph = trl > wi > hd > trc

Dog #3

Slope

0.331

0.434

0.438

0.412

0.296

Intercept

0.970

1.123

1.102

1.164

1.405

SD slope

0.013

0.016

0.018

0.018

0.016

R

0.985

0.987

0.983

0.981

0.972

95% UL

0.337

0.441

0.446

0.420

0.303

95% LL

0.326

0.428

0.430

0.404

0.289

Allometry

iso

+

+

+

-

Sequence

ph = wi > trl > hd > trc

Dog #4

Slope

0.278

0.417

0.427

0.436

0.293

Intercept

1.015

1.165

1.133

1.154

1.400

SD slope

0.013

0.015

0.022

0.026

0.020

R

0.979

0.988

0.976

0.968

0.957

95% UL

0.284

0.424

0.437

0.448

0.302

95% LL

0.272

0.410

0.416

0.425

0.284

Allometry

-

+

+

+

-

Sequence

trl = ph = wi > trc = hd

Dog #5

Slope

0.316

0.420

0.386

0.443

0.287

Intercept

0.987

1.163

1.177

1.124

1.410

SD slope

0.009

0.011

0.016

0.017

0.020

R

0.992

0.993

0.982

0.984

0.950

95% UL

0.320

0.425

0.393

0.450

0.295

95% LL

0.312

0.415

0.379

0.436

0.278

Allometry

-

+

+

+

-

Sequence

trl > wi > ph > hd > trc

Dog #6

Slope

0.335

0.400

0.425

0.468

0.270

Intercept

0.966

1.183

1.135

1.117

1.420

SD slope

0.014

0.013

0.013

0.022

0.013

R

0.984

0.989

0.990

0.976

0.974

95% UL

0.341

0.406

0.431

0.478

0.276

95% LL

0.329

0.395

0.419

0.459

0.264

Allometry

iso

+

+

+

-

Sequence

trl >ph > wi > hd > trc

  1. Allometric coefficient (slope), intercept, standard deviation of the slope (SD slope), correlation coefficient (R) and the upper and the lower limit of the 95% confidence interval (95% UL, 95% LL) of all body proportions plotted against body mass on log-log scales (base 10). Isometry (iso) was given if the slope b=0.333 was within the confidence interval; otherwise, it was negative (-) or positive (+) allometry. For comparison, the growth sequence based on the slopes and the respective CIs is indicated for each dog in the last line.
  2. Abbreviations: hd-head length, wi-withers height, ph-pelvic height, trl-trunk length, trc-trunk circumference.