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. 2024 Feb 26;12:RP89968. doi: 10.7554/eLife.89968

Table 1. Morphological data for doves (N = 4 doves).

Variable Mean ± SD
Body mass (g) 161.6 ± 11.4
Wing span (tip to tip outstretched) (cm) 50.03 ± 2.28
Wing radius (tip to shoulder outstretched) (cm) 22.58 ± 1.13
Single wing area (outstretched) (cm2) 182.6 ± 20.2
Tail area (outstretched) (cm2) 140.1 ± 17.8
Aspect ratio (-) 6.89 ± 0.48
Single pectoralis mass (g) 14.66 ± 1.97
Pectoralis fascicle length (mm) 17.12 ± 1.43
Pectoralis fascicle angle (°) 33.58 ± 2.85
Pectoralis Physiological Cross-Sectional Area (PCSA) (mm2) 690.1 ± 92.8
Distance between pectoralis sonomicrometry crystals (mm) 12.27 ± 1.70
Single supracoracoideus mass (g) 3.26 ± 0.57