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| Relative growth pattern | Sex-based difference | ||||
| Measurement | Abbreviation | Sex | n | α | lnβ | Probability (p-value) | Positive | Isometric | Negative | α | lnβ |
2 | Tip of snout to blowhole | BH | Male | 307 | 1.151 | −2.855 | ** | Y |
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| Female | 412 | 1.174 | −3.003 | ** | Y |
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3 | Tip of snout to eye | Eye | Male | 309 | 1.107 | −2.418 | ** | Y |
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| Female | 412 | 1.122 | −2.509 | ** | Y |
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4 | Tip of snout to ear | Ear | Male | 308 | 1.060 | −1.827 | ** | Y |
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| Female | 412 | 1.085 | −1.962 | ** | Y |
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5 | Tip or snout to tip of flipper | FL | Male | 307 | 1.008 | −0.918 |
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| Female | 409 | 1.021 | −1.042 |
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6 | Notch of flukes to anus | An | Male | 311 | 0.833 | −0.208 | ** |
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| Female | 413 | 0.818 | −0.095 | ** |
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7 | Notch of flukes to genital aperture | GA | Male | 311 | 0.832 | 0.044 | ** |
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| Female | 410 | 0.852 | −0.234 | ** |
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8 | Notch of flukes to umbilicus | Um | Male | 310 | 0.905 | −0.163 | ** |
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| Female | 413 | 0.899 | −0.121 | ** |
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9 | Notch of flukes to end of ventral grooves | EVG | Male | 311 | 0.931 | −0.387 | ** |
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| Female | 413 | 0.934 | −0.414 | ** |
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10 | Notch of flukes to tip of dorsal fin | DF | Male | 303 | 0.893 | −0.548 | ** |
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| Female | 389 | 0.837 | −0.152 | ** |
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11 | Dorsal fin, length at base | DFLB | Male | 307 | 0.638 | −0.490 | ** |
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| Female | 404 | 0.723 | −1.076 | ** |
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12 | Dorsal fin, height | DFH | Male | 299 | 0.663 | −1.257 | ** |
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| Female | 386 | 0.679 | −1.357 | ** |
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13 | Flukes, width tip to tip | FLW | Male | 276 | 0.812 | −0.073 | ** |
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| Female | 353 | 0.822 | −0.136 | ** |
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14 | Flukes, depth | FLD | Male | 311 | 0.817 | −1.511 | ** |
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| Female | 414 | 0.820 | −1.530 | ** |
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15 | Flipper, tip to anterior insertion | FTA | Male | 305 | 0.962 | −1.718 |
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| Female | 406 | 0.955 | −1.673 | * |
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16 | Flipper, tip to posterior insertion | FTP | Male | 306 | 0.945 | −2.033 | * |
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| Female | 409 | 0.956 | −2.108 | * |
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17 | Flipper, maximum width | FW | Male | 307 | 0.955 | −3.297 | * |
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| Female | 408 | 0.912 | −2.995 | ** |
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18 | Skull length: tip of premaxilla to occipital condyle | SKL | Male | 286 | 1.059 | −1.818 | ** | Y |
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| Female | 388 | 1.074 | −1.914 | ** | Y |
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19 | Greatest width of skull | SKW | Male | 283 | 1.108 | −2.911 | ** | Y |
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| Female | 375 | 1.075 | −2.670 | ** | Y |
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