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Table 3 Variability and phylogenetic signal in neck network parameters

From: Musculoskeletal networks reveal topological disparity in mammalian neck evolution

 

N

K

D

C

L

H

P

Minimum

84

219

0.043

0.295

2.575

1.179

0.71

1st Quartil

102.5

293.5

0.052

0.41

2.72

1.371

0.769

Mean

108.6

321.5

0.056

0.437

2.782

1.421

0.782

3rd Quartil

115.8

345

0.058

0.464

2.83

1.493

0.802

Maximum

130

397

0.081

0.548

3.099

1.575

0.844

Coefficient of Variation

0.097

0.132

0.128

0.114

0.031

0.066

0.04

95% Confidence Intervalls

0.077/0.115

0.104/0.155

0.092/0.16

0.085/0.138

0.022/0.04

0.051/0.079

0.032/0.047

Abouheif’s Cmean

0.372***

0.421***

0.366***

0.133

0.172

0.359***

0.354***

Blomberg’s K

0.995***

0.879***

1.479***

0.559

0.762

1.108***

0.719**

  1. N Number of elements, K Number of connections, D Density of connections, C Mean clustering coefficient, L Mean shortest path length, H Heterogeneity of connections, P Parcellation index. Significance levels of the tests for phylogenetic signal: p < 0.01**; p < 0.001***
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