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Table 6.

Correlation coefficients between mechanical properties obtained in three-point bending tests

		E		BS
	Specimen	N	R	N	R
BS	Wet femur	48	0.50***
	Wet antler	25	0.95***
	Dry antler	25	0.87***
W	Wet femur	48	0.35*	48	0.81***
	Wet antler	25	0.64***	25	0.75***
	Dry antler	25	0.20 n.s.	25	0.61***

		E		BS
	Specimen	N	R	N	R
BS	Wet femur	48	0.50***
	Wet antler	25	0.95***
	Dry antler	25	0.87***
W	Wet femur	48	0.35*	48	0.81***
	Wet antler	25	0.64***	25	0.75***
	Dry antler	25	0.20 n.s.	25	0.61***

*P<0.05, ***P<0.001; n.s., not significant.