Table 2 Description of 25 linear measurements of the postcranial skeleton of bat fetuses used in this study
Measurement | Acronym | Description | Module |
|---|---|---|---|
Crown-Rump Length | CRL | Length from the top of the head to bottom of torso | – |
Humeral Length | HL | Left humerus length | 3, 4, 6, 8 |
Clavicular length | CL | Left clavicle length | 2, 6, 8 |
Scapular length | SL | Left scapula length | 2, 6, 8 |
Femoral length | FL | Left femur length | 3, 7, 8 |
Rib length | RiL | First left rib length | 2, 9 |
Tibial length | TL | Left tibia length | 3, 7, 8 |
Fibular length | FiL | Left fibula length | 3, 7, 8 |
Radial length | RL | Left radius length | 3, 4, 6, 8 |
Ulnar length | UL | Left ulna length | 3, 4, 6, 8 |
Sternum length | StL | Sternum length | 2, 8 |
Manual phalange length | MPL | Proximal phalange of second digit of left forelimb | 3, 5, 6, 8 |
Pedal phalange length | PPL | Proximal phalange of first digit of left hindlimb | 3, 7, 8 |
Metacarpal length | McL | Metacarpus of second digit of left forelimb | 3, 5, 6, 8 |
Metatarsal length | MtL | Metatarsal of first digit of left hindlimb | 3, 7, 8 |
Tarsal length | TaL | Length of calcaneus of left hindlimb | 3, 7, 8 |
Carpal length | CaL | Length of scaphoid of left forelimb | 3, 5, 6, 8 |
Cervical vertebral width | CvL | C1 vertebral width | 1, 2, 9 |
Thoracic vertebral width | TvL | T1 vertebral width | 1, 2, 9 |
Lumbar vertebral width | LvL | L1 vertebral width | 1, 2, 9 |
Sacral vertebral width | SvL | S1 vertebral width | 1, 2, 9 |
Caudal vertebral width | CavL | vertebral width of first caudal vertebra | 1, 2, 9 |
Ilium length | IlL | Length from top of iliac crest to the edge of triradiate joint | 2, 7, 8 |
Ischium length | IsL | Length from bottom of ramus to edge of triradiate joint | 2, 7, 8 |
Pubis bone length | PuL | Length from bottom of ramus to edge of triradiate joint | 2, 7, 8 |