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Table 3 The correlations between the index of sutural complexity (ISC) and shell morphology (B/H, STcenter and STneck)

From: Covariance of sutural complexity with whorl shape: evidence from intraspecific analyses of the Cretaceous ammonoid Desmoceras

 

Shell diameter (mm)

B/H

STcenter

STneck

D. latidorsatum forma complanata

 

15

−0.238 (13)

0.244 (13)

−0.414 (13)

 

20

−0.500* (14)

0.033 (14)

−0.114 (14)

 

25

−0.436* (18)

0.015 (18)

−0.054 (18)

 

30

−0.613** (15)

0.015 (15)

−0.418 (14)

D. latidorsatum forma media

 

15

0.028 (37)

0.266 (37)

−0.101 (37)

 

20

−0.054 (52)

0.116 (52)

−0.393** (52)

 

25

0.045 (56)

0.114 (56)

−0.064 (56)

 

30

0.023 (37)

0.037 (36)

−0.112 (36)

D. latidorsatum forma inflata

 

15

0.958** (5)

0.315 (4)

−0.891* (4)

 

20

0.816* (5)

−0.426 (5)

−0.119 (5)

 

25

0.822* (5)

−0.213 (5)

0.603 (5)

 

30

0.882** (5)

0.717 (4)

0.405 (4)

  1. * Significant (p < 0.05); ** significant (p < 0.01); the number in the parenthesis, number of specimens