Table 2

Relationship between fin ray length and fin area

trait

mean ± SD (mm)

t or S

r

p

pelvic fin

5.95 ± 0.57

32485

0.6

< 0.001***

anal fin

6.16 ± 0.47

7.77

0.66

< 0.001***

caudal fin

10.13 ± 1.00

39564

0.52

< 0.001***

dorsal fin

5.00 ± 0.41

45505

0.45

< 0.001***

pectoral fin

10.0 ± 0.75

8.48

0.69

< 0.001***

body size

39.07 ± 2.91

-

-

-

Mean ± S.D. of fin ray length for various fins and body size (n = 79), the test statistic (t or S), the correlation coefficient (r) and its significance (p) for relationship between fin ray length and fin area. *** p < 0.001.

Baldauf et al. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2010 10:301   doi:10.1186/1471-2148-10-301