Table 3.

Tibiotarsus length ltt (mm), tarsometatarsus length ltmt (mm), the ratio ltt/ltmt, and foot span lfoot (mm) in nine species of Galapagos finches (males and females combined) on Santa Cruz. N is number of specimens in sample, X is mean value, SD is standard deviation, and % is the percentage deviation of the observed measurement yobs from the trend line value ytrend, calculated as (yobsytrend)/(ytrend) × 100

SpeciesTibiotarsus length lttTarsometatarsus length ltmtRatio ltt/ltmtFoot span lfoot
NXSD%NXSD%NXSD%NXSD%
Geospiza fuliginosa2029.20.85-4.22021.90.80-7.2201.3340.040+3.72023.81.1-1.5
Geospiza fortis3934.11.6-3.83925.61.4-5.2391.3330.036+1.53928.11.4-1.6
Geospiza magnirostris937.41.0-2.3928.21.1-2.291.3270.014-0.09930.51.1-2.1
Geospiza scandens2233.31.0-3.22225.30.80-3.8221.3180.030+0.732228.30.98+2.5
Platyspiza crassirostris2041.61.1+6.52031.50.85+7.5201.3190.017-0.922030.50.85-3.9
Camarhynchus parvulus2229.50.80+0.242223.10.75+0.57221.2740.029-0.432223.70.80+1.9
Camarhynchus psittacula833.51.1+1.1826.00.99+2.981.2880.029-0.96827.30.57+4.0
Camarhynchus pallidus1135.50.63+1.71127.50.50+3.4111.2930.017-1.41129.60.53+5.5
Certhidea olivacea2428.80.13+3.92423.10.11+5.9241.2450.027-2.02420.80.12-4.5
SpeciesTibiotarsus length lttTarsometatarsus length ltmtRatio ltt/ltmtFoot span lfoot
NXSD%NXSD%NXSD%NXSD%
Geospiza fuliginosa2029.20.85-4.22021.90.80-7.2201.3340.040+3.72023.81.1-1.5
Geospiza fortis3934.11.6-3.83925.61.4-5.2391.3330.036+1.53928.11.4-1.6
Geospiza magnirostris937.41.0-2.3928.21.1-2.291.3270.014-0.09930.51.1-2.1
Geospiza scandens2233.31.0-3.22225.30.80-3.8221.3180.030+0.732228.30.98+2.5
Platyspiza crassirostris2041.61.1+6.52031.50.85+7.5201.3190.017-0.922030.50.85-3.9
Camarhynchus parvulus2229.50.80+0.242223.10.75+0.57221.2740.029-0.432223.70.80+1.9
Camarhynchus psittacula833.51.1+1.1826.00.99+2.981.2880.029-0.96827.30.57+4.0
Camarhynchus pallidus1135.50.63+1.71127.50.50+3.4111.2930.017-1.41129.60.53+5.5
Certhidea olivacea2428.80.13+3.92423.10.11+5.9241.2450.027-2.02420.80.12-4.5
Table 3.

Tibiotarsus length ltt (mm), tarsometatarsus length ltmt (mm), the ratio ltt/ltmt, and foot span lfoot (mm) in nine species of Galapagos finches (males and females combined) on Santa Cruz. N is number of specimens in sample, X is mean value, SD is standard deviation, and % is the percentage deviation of the observed measurement yobs from the trend line value ytrend, calculated as (yobsytrend)/(ytrend) × 100

SpeciesTibiotarsus length lttTarsometatarsus length ltmtRatio ltt/ltmtFoot span lfoot
NXSD%NXSD%NXSD%NXSD%
Geospiza fuliginosa2029.20.85-4.22021.90.80-7.2201.3340.040+3.72023.81.1-1.5
Geospiza fortis3934.11.6-3.83925.61.4-5.2391.3330.036+1.53928.11.4-1.6
Geospiza magnirostris937.41.0-2.3928.21.1-2.291.3270.014-0.09930.51.1-2.1
Geospiza scandens2233.31.0-3.22225.30.80-3.8221.3180.030+0.732228.30.98+2.5
Platyspiza crassirostris2041.61.1+6.52031.50.85+7.5201.3190.017-0.922030.50.85-3.9
Camarhynchus parvulus2229.50.80+0.242223.10.75+0.57221.2740.029-0.432223.70.80+1.9
Camarhynchus psittacula833.51.1+1.1826.00.99+2.981.2880.029-0.96827.30.57+4.0
Camarhynchus pallidus1135.50.63+1.71127.50.50+3.4111.2930.017-1.41129.60.53+5.5
Certhidea olivacea2428.80.13+3.92423.10.11+5.9241.2450.027-2.02420.80.12-4.5
SpeciesTibiotarsus length lttTarsometatarsus length ltmtRatio ltt/ltmtFoot span lfoot
NXSD%NXSD%NXSD%NXSD%
Geospiza fuliginosa2029.20.85-4.22021.90.80-7.2201.3340.040+3.72023.81.1-1.5
Geospiza fortis3934.11.6-3.83925.61.4-5.2391.3330.036+1.53928.11.4-1.6
Geospiza magnirostris937.41.0-2.3928.21.1-2.291.3270.014-0.09930.51.1-2.1
Geospiza scandens2233.31.0-3.22225.30.80-3.8221.3180.030+0.732228.30.98+2.5
Platyspiza crassirostris2041.61.1+6.52031.50.85+7.5201.3190.017-0.922030.50.85-3.9
Camarhynchus parvulus2229.50.80+0.242223.10.75+0.57221.2740.029-0.432223.70.80+1.9
Camarhynchus psittacula833.51.1+1.1826.00.99+2.981.2880.029-0.96827.30.57+4.0
Camarhynchus pallidus1135.50.63+1.71127.50.50+3.4111.2930.017-1.41129.60.53+5.5
Certhidea olivacea2428.80.13+3.92423.10.11+5.9241.2450.027-2.02420.80.12-4.5
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