From: Adaptation and constraint in the evolution of the mammalian backbone
Vertebral Position | Phylogeny | Allometry | Ecology | Ecology2 | ||||
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 | K | p-val. | Rsq | p-val. | Rsq | p-val. | Rsq | p-val. |
Whole Column | 0.63 | 0.001 | 0.12 | < 0.001 | 0.09 | 0.012 | 0.08 | 0.032 |
First Thoracic | 0.65 | 0.001 | 0.16 | < 0.001 | 0.07 | 0.112 | 0.07 | 0.174 |
Mid Thoracic | 0.72 | 0.001 | 0.14 | < 0.001 | 0.08 | 0.086 | 0.08 | 0.066 |
Diaphragmatic | 0.54 | 0.001 | 0.10 | < 0.001 | 0.05 | 0.535 | 0.06 | 0.331 |
Second Lumbar | 0.63 | 0.001 | 0.13 | < 0.001 | 0.11 | 0.006 | 0.08 | 0.051 |
Final Lumbar | 0.66 | 0.001 | 0.10 | < 0.001 | 0.13 | 0.001 | 0.09 | 0.048 |