Table 2.
The scaling exponents of the individual muscle masses with body mass, determined from reduced major axis regressions with PC1 of the length measurements and corrected for its dimension difference (n = 54)
| Muscle | Scaling factor | Allometry |
|---|---|---|
| Sartorius | 1.51 ± 0.25 | 1 |
| Gracilis minor | 1.49 ± 0.21 | 1 |
| Gracilis major | 2.36 ± 0.41 | 1 |
| Semitendinosus | 1.33 ± 0.20 | 1 |
| Adductor magnus | 1.31 ± 0.18 | 1 |
| Glutaeus magnus | 1.34 ± 0.19 | 1 |
| Cruralis | 1.36 ± 0.20 | 1 |
| Iliofibularis | 1.29 ± 0.17 | 1 |
| Semimembranosus | 1.37 ± 0.20 | 1 |
| Iliacus externus | 1.22 ± 0.19 | 1 |
| Iliofemoralis | 1.41 ± 0.23 | 1 |
| Plantaris longus | 1.48 ± 0.23 | 1 |
| Tibialis posticus | 1.41 ± 0.21 | 1 |
| Tibialis anticus longus | 1.73 ± 0.28 | 1 |
| Tibialis anticus brevis | 1.50 ± 0.25 | 1 |
| Peroneus | 1.46 ± 0.23 | 1 |
| Extensor cruris brevis | 1.61 ± 0.23 | 1 |
| Total | 1.36 ± 0.20 | 1 |
‘1’ indicates a mathematical positive scaling exponent that is not significantly different from one, and ‘>1’ a positive scaling exponent significantly greater than one.