Interspecific scaling of limb proportions and jumping performance across 12 species of Anolis lizards
| Variable . | N . | Slope . | r . | Confidence limits . | . | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morphometrics | ||||||
| Hindlimb length | 11 | 1.02 | 0.93* | 0.80 | 1.24 | |
| Forelimb length | 11 | 1.10 | 0.96* | 0.96 | 1.24 | |
| Femur length | 11 | 1.03 | 0.95* | 0.81 | 1.25 | |
| Tibia length | 11 | 0.98 | 0.93* | 0.74 | 1.22 | |
| Metatarsus length | 11 | 0.96 | 0.92* | 0.65 | 1.28 | |
| Longest toe length | 11 | 1.20 | 0.86* | 0.76 | 1.64 | |
| Mass | 11 | 2.85 | 0.98* | 2.43 | 3.27 | |
| Tail length | 11 | 1.22 | 0.86* | 0.90 | 1.55 | |
| Jumping performance | ||||||
| Take-off velocity | 11 | 0.34 | 0.75* | 0.09 | 0.59 | |
| Peak acceleration | 11 | -0.48 | 0.30 | - | - | |
| Peak power | 11 | 0.66 | 0.16 | - | - | |
| Take-off angle | 11 | -0.22 | 0.36 | - | - | |
| Jump distance | 11 | 0.67 | 0.79* | 0.18 | 1.16 | |
| Peak force | 11 | 2.47 | 0.93* | 1.71 | 3.23 | |
| Duration take-off | 11 | 0.38 | 0.78* | 0.27 | 0.49 | |
| Time to peak power | 11 | 0.45 | 0.82* | 0.29 | 0.61 | |
| Time to peak acceleration | 11 | 0.33 | 0.77* | 0.20 | 0.46 | |
| Contact time distance | 11 | 0.47 | 0.90* | 0.37 | 0.58 | |
| Variable . | N . | Slope . | r . | Confidence limits . | . | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morphometrics | ||||||
| Hindlimb length | 11 | 1.02 | 0.93* | 0.80 | 1.24 | |
| Forelimb length | 11 | 1.10 | 0.96* | 0.96 | 1.24 | |
| Femur length | 11 | 1.03 | 0.95* | 0.81 | 1.25 | |
| Tibia length | 11 | 0.98 | 0.93* | 0.74 | 1.22 | |
| Metatarsus length | 11 | 0.96 | 0.92* | 0.65 | 1.28 | |
| Longest toe length | 11 | 1.20 | 0.86* | 0.76 | 1.64 | |
| Mass | 11 | 2.85 | 0.98* | 2.43 | 3.27 | |
| Tail length | 11 | 1.22 | 0.86* | 0.90 | 1.55 | |
| Jumping performance | ||||||
| Take-off velocity | 11 | 0.34 | 0.75* | 0.09 | 0.59 | |
| Peak acceleration | 11 | -0.48 | 0.30 | - | - | |
| Peak power | 11 | 0.66 | 0.16 | - | - | |
| Take-off angle | 11 | -0.22 | 0.36 | - | - | |
| Jump distance | 11 | 0.67 | 0.79* | 0.18 | 1.16 | |
| Peak force | 11 | 2.47 | 0.93* | 1.71 | 3.23 | |
| Duration take-off | 11 | 0.38 | 0.78* | 0.27 | 0.49 | |
| Time to peak power | 11 | 0.45 | 0.82* | 0.29 | 0.61 | |
| Time to peak acceleration | 11 | 0.33 | 0.77* | 0.20 | 0.46 | |
| Contact time distance | 11 | 0.47 | 0.90* | 0.37 | 0.58 | |
Results of reduced major axis regressions of the standardised contrasts of log10-transformed morphometric data against the standardised contrasts of log10-transformed snout-vent length (morphometrics)and of the standardised contrasts of the log10-transformed jumping performance variables against the residual contrasts of the log10-transformed hindlimb length (jumping performance) for a comparative data set of 12 species. Note that the intercept of the regression on the contrast data equals 0 by definition (Garland et al., 1993)
denotes a significant regression at the α=0.05 level