Table 1

Morphometric parameters of barn owl's and pigeon's remiges
barn owl
p10
 p9
 p5
 p1
 s4
 s8
length of rachis
 [cm]
 24.49a +/- 0.58
 27.40
 21.86; 22.50
 17.36
 15.41; 17.64
 16.55; 15.96
area of outer vane
 [cm2]
 10.44a +/- 0.65
 19.56; 20.11
 18.59; 21.15
 12.82; 16.78
 14.95; 18.82
 16.11; 15.85
area of inner vane
 [cm2]
 52.15a +/- 3.31
 62.60; 65.93
 48.15; 55.90
 30.79; 38.44
 34.73; 40.48
 35.35; 38.57
AI (area)
-0.67
 -0.53
 -0.45
 -0.4
 -0.38
 -0.4
lserra/lfrb ov
 [mm]
 1.8c +/- 0.06
 2.03d +/- 0.22
 3.62d +/- 0.4
 4.33d +/- 0.68
 3.29d +/- 0.45
 3.21d +/- 0.51
lfrb inner vane
 [mm]
 3.45d +/- 0.15
 3.21d +/- 0.18
 1.82d +/- 0.16
 1.68d +/-0.2
 1.88d +/- 0.28
 1.97d +/- 0.3








pigeon
p10
 p9
 p5
 p1
 s4
 s8
length of rachis
 [cm]
 19.31b +/- 0.21
 19.63
 16.71
 11.62
 11.35
 10.33
area of outer vane
 [cm2]
 4.33b +/- 0.11
 7.07; 6.67
 8.09; 8.69
 8.18; 7.82
 10.14; 11.72
 9.70; 9.62
area of inner vane
 [cm2]
 17.58b +/- 0.40
 19.00; 21.50
 17.10; 20.03
 11.18; 11.70
 11.52; 12.84
 9.89; 10.94
AI (area)
-0.6
 -0.5
 -0.38
 -0.18
 -0.05
 -0.04

a mean values with standard error of the mean, N = 5

b mean values with standard error of the mean, N = 8

c mean length of serration with standard error of the mean, N = 16 (p10: N = 40)

d mean length of fringe with standard error of the mean, N = 16 (p10: N = 40)

Bachmann et al. Frontiers in Zoology 2007 4:23   doi:10.1186/1742-9994-4-23