Table 1 Statistics on the temporal distribution of developmental events
From: Forelimb-hindlimb developmental timing changes across tetrapod phylogeny
Species (common name) | N | Avg. Stage | EPS | Student's t |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eleutherodactylus coqui (tree frog) | 12 | 3.091 | 0.656 ± 0.110 | t63 = -3.136 (P = 0.0026) |
Xenopus laevis (clawed toad) | 6 | 4.860 | 0.625 ± 0.108 | t63 = -3.473 (P = 0.0009) |
Emys orbicularis (pond turtle) | 10 | 3.333 | 1.020 ± 0.093 | t99 = 0.215 (P = 0.8305) |
Lacerta viridis (wall lizard) | 12 | 2.857 | 1.020 ± 0.093 | t99 = 0.215 (P = 0.8305) |
Gallus gallus (chicken) | 10 | 2.188 | 0.875 ± 0.121 | t63 = -1.033 (P = 0.3054) |
Taeniopygia guttata (zebra finch) | 7 | 3.091 | 0.922 ± 0.112 | t63 = -0.697 (P = 0.4882) |
Trichosurus vulpecula (brushtail possum) | 15 | 2.500 | 1.640 ± 0.076 | t99 = 8.432 (P < 0.0001) |
Sminthopsis macroura (stripe-faced dunnart) | 5 | 8.000 | 1.730 ± 0.060 | t99 = 12.155 (P < 0.0001) |
Dasyurus viverrinus (marsupial cat) | 11 | 3.077 | 1.850 ± 0.048 | t99 = 17.732 (P < 0.0001) |
Erinaceus europaeus (hedgehog) | 10 | 3.333 | 1.200 ± 0.094 | t99 = 2.121 (P = 0.0364) |
Talpa europea (mole) | 10 | 3.333 | 1.230 ± 0.089 | t99 = 2.596 (P = 0.0109) |
Mus musculus (mouse) | 12 | 2.857 | 1.090 ± 0.096 | t99 = 0.933 (P = 0.3533) |
Rousettus amplexicaudatus (fruitbat) | 10 | 3.800 | 1.000 ± 0.101 | t89 = 0.000 (P = 1.000) |
Cynocephalus variegatus (flying lemur) | 8 | 3.333 | 1.080 ± 0.088 | t99 = 0.905 (P = 0.3677) |