Figure 7From: Growth in fossil and extant deer and implications for body size and life history evolution Regression of growth rates sensu Sander & Tückmantel in cervid femora ( n  = 12, r  = 0.78168, p  = 0.012835). Shaded region represents the 95% confidence interval. Anteroposterior diameter (APD) of femoral midshaft region is taken as proxy for body mass (see also Additional file 2).Back to article page