Genetics of canid skeletal variation: Size and shape of the pelvis

Table 2.

Mean values of mass-specific lengths (length × mass-0.33) and length ratios for two breeds of dog greyhound (GH) and pit bull (PB)


Trait

GH

PB
Ilium length/ischium lengtha 1.598 1.461
Pelvis lengtha 6.307 5.457
Ilium lengtha 3.939 3.266
Ischium length/pelvic lengtha 0.391 0.410
Ischium widtha 4.536 3.933
Acetabular breadtha 0.831 0.753
Ischial tuberositya 1.770 1.559
Ischium lengtha 2.469 2.234
Pelvis length vs. ischium width 1.395 1.392
Ilium span 3.673 3.606
Ischium length/ischial tuberosity
1.395
1.433
  • Sample size was four dogs for each breed.

  • a Significant differences: two tail t-test corrected by using sequential Bonferroni

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