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Table 2 Levels of canalization and developmental stability (DS) for the mandible and cranium

From: Canalization and developmental stability of the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) mandible and cranium related to age and nematode parasitism

 

VarSymmCS

VarCS

Varshape

SizeFA10a

ShapeFA10a

Mandible

A1

2589.74

0.00102

6.04

0.00414

A2

3349.65

0.00109

5.89

0.00357

A3

2866.80

0.00116

8.46

0.00345

Cranium

A1

7641.06

0.00037

0.00134

A2

9658.27

0.00038

0.00129

A3

7434.28

0.00043

0.00140

  1. Age categories: A1—first age category, A2—second age category, A3—third age category. VarSymmCS—mandibular among-individual size variance; VarCS—cranial among-individual size variance; Varshape—variance in mandibular/cranial shape; SizeFA10a—level of fluctuating asymmetry (FA) for mandibular size; ShapeFA10a—level of fluctuating asymmetry (FA) for mandibular/cranial shape. FA10a = 0.798√MSsj-MSm calculated from the values given in Additional files 2 and 3: Tables S2 and S3