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Table 2 Individual parameters of limb segments for all siblings studied

From: Ontogenetic allometry of the Beagle

  

Forelimb

Hindlimb

 

sc

br

ab

ma

pe

fe

cr

ps

Dog #1

Slope

0.380

0.406

0.449

0.314

0.319

0.445

0.475

0.246

Intercept

0.754

0.654

0.658

0.697

0.859

0.697

0.599

0.884

SD slope

0.023

0.020

0.017

0.035

0.024

0.024

0.017

0.020

R

0.963

0.977

0.986

0.872

0.945

0.972

0.988

0.938

95% UL

0.390

0.415

0.457

0.329

0.330

0.456

0.483

0.255

95% LL

0.369

0.397

0.442

0.298

0.308

0.435

0.467

0.237

Allometry

+

+

+

-

-

+

+

-

Sequence

ab > br > sc > ma

cr > fe > pe > ps

Dog #2

Slope

0.386

0.392

0.436

0.227

0.322

0.437

0.438

0.220

Intercept

0.756

0.665

0.663

0.789

0.859

0.707

0.633

0.907

SD slope

0.023

0.024

0.023

0.028

0.024

0.022

0.022

0.013

R

0.964

0.962

0.971

0.832

0.944

0.974

0.974

0.966

95% UL

0.396

0.403

0.446

0.240

0.332

0.447

0.448

0.225

95% LL

0.376

0.382

0.426

0.215

0.311

0.428

0.428

0.214

Allometry

+

+

+

-

-

+

+

-

Sequence

ab > br = sc > ma

cr = fe > pe > ps

Dog #3

Slope

0.395

0.386

0.430

0.248

0.303

0.489

0.420

0.211

Intercept

0.751

0.665

0.674

0.758

0.850

0.660

0.662

0.905

SD slope

0.019

0.032

0.027

0.021

0.016

0.021

0.023

0.012

R

0.976

0.930

0.959

0.925

0.970

0.982

0.971

0.966

95% UL

0.403

0.400

0.442

0.257

0.310

0.498

0.429

0.216

95% LL

0.386

0.373

0.418

0.239

0.296

0.480

0.410

0.205

Allometry

+

+

+

-

-

+

+

-

Sequence

ab > sc = br > ma

fe > cr > pe > ps

Dog #4

Slope

0.437

0.415

0.432

0.243

0.334

0.454

0.408

0.250

Intercept

0.713

0.657

0.695

0.781

0.839

0.708

0.709

0.874

SD slope

0.020

0.027

0.024

0.027

0.025

0.021

0.019

0.018

R

0.981

0.960

0.972

0.883

0.948

0.981

0.981

0.955

95% UL

0.446

0.427

0.443

0.255

0.346

0.463

0.416

0.258

95% LL

0.428

0.402

0.421

0.230

0.322

0.444

0.399

0.242

Allometry

+

+

+

-

iso

+

+

-

Sequence

sc = ab = br > ma

fe > cr > pe > ps

Dog #5

Slope

0.404

0.419

0.468

0.242

0.267

0.454

0.422

0.233

Intercept

0.738

0.650

0.661

0.794

0.917

0.694

0.690

0.907

SD slope

0.024

0.020

0.020

0.020

0.021

0.022

0.015

0.017

R

0.961

0.977

0.981

0.028

0.934

0.976

0.986

0.944

95% UL

0.414

0.428

0.477

0.250

0.276

0.463

0.428

0.239

95% LL

0.393

0.411

0.460

0.230

0.258

0.445

0.415

0.225

Allometry

+

+

+

-

-

+

+

-

Sequence

ab > br = sc > ma

fe > cr > pe > ps

Dog #6

Slope

0.439

0.442

0.443

0.337

0.294

0.450

0.451

0.239

Intercept

0.695

0.617

0.689

0.677

0.878

0.707

0.665

0.887

SD slope

0.025

0.031

0.021

0.036

0.021

0.023

0.019

0.026

R

0.965

0.947

0.976

0.873

0.942

0.971

0.982

0.872

95% UL

0.450

0.456

0.452

0.352

0.304

0.460

0.459

0.250

95% LL

0.428

0.429

0.434

0.322

0.285

0.440

0.443

0.228

Allometry

+

+

+

iso

-

+

+

-

Sequence

ab = br = sc > ma

cr = fe > pe > ps

  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 intervals (95% UL, 95% LL) of all limb 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. The growth sequences based on the slopes and the respective CIs are indicated for each dog in the last line. For comparisons with previously published results, see Table 4.
  2. Abbreviations: sc-scapula, br-brachium, ab-antebrachium, ma-manus; pe-pelvis, fe-femur, cr-crus, ps-pes.
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