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Table 1 Summary of IO5 condensation ablation experiment shape analysis and principal component analysis results for the elliptical Fourier descriptors of adult element contour shape

From: Perturbing the developing skull: using laser ablation to investigate the robustness of the infraorbital bones in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

   PC axis
   PC1 PC2 PC3 PC4
IO4 shape analysis Eigenvalue* 11.8 1.98 1.48 0.63
Proportion variance (%) 68.64 11.54 8.63 3.66
Cumulative variance (%) 68.64 80.19 88.82 92.48
Shape described Flat-wing size Element width Flat-wing ventral edge Flat-wing dorsal edge
IO5 shape analysis Eigenvalue* 8.56 4.98 3.28 2.83
Proportion variance (%) 37.42 21.75 14.32 12.37
Cumulative variance (%) 37.42 59.18 73.50 85.87
Shape described Element width Flat-wing size Canal bend Ventral edge shape
  1. *Read eigenvalue as χ x 10-3.
  2. Eigenvalues, proportion of variances, and shape character described for PC1-4 for adult IO4 and IO5 elements of ablation, control, and control-side adult specimens.
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BMC Developmental Biology

ISSN: 1471-213X

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