Table 4.
Mean values (± SD), and significance of deviation from 0° or 90°, of angles between extraocular muscles and semicircular canals, and angles between semicircular canals. Groups indicate those species which show no significant differences between means, as determined by Duncan's test
| A | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | ASC < iSR | P(x = 0°) | Groups | |||
| Homo | 13.20 ± 5.52 | ** | A | |||
| Felis | 10.75 ± 9.66 | * | A | |||
| Rattus | 0.62 ± 3.53 | ns | B | |||
| Cavia | −1.13 ± 5.89 | ns | B | |||
| Mus | −8.60 ± 4.77 | *** | C | |||
| Sciurus | −13.07 ± 1.91 | *** | C | |||
| Oryctolagus | −20.93 ± 10.14 | *** | D | |||
| B | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | ASC < cIO | P (x = 0°) | Groups | ||||
| Homo | 31.25 ± 7.29 | *** | A | ||||
| Felis | 19.44 ± 4.35 | *** | B | ||||
| Mus | 13.82 ± 6.74 | *** | C | ||||
| Sciurus | 12.01 ± 2.79 | *** | C | ||||
| Cavia | 5.03 ± 5.02 | * | D | ||||
| Rattus | 3.03 ± 3.89 | ns | D | ||||
| Oryctolagus | −14.27 ± 3.88 | *** | E | ||||
| C | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | PSC < iSO | P(x = 0°) | Groups | |||
| Homo | 16.64 ± 8.07 | ** | A | |||
| Felis | 15.36 ± 12.5 | * | A | |||
| Rattus | −4.78 ± 4.39 | * | B | |||
| Cavia | −9.44 ± 6.01 | ** | B | C | ||
| Sciurus | −11.32 ± 4.83 | *** | B | C | ||
| Mus | −11.40 ± 4.87 | ** | B | C | ||
| Oryctolagus | −12.82 ± 3.40 | *** | C | |||
| D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | PSC < cIR | P (x = 0°) | Groups | |||||
| Homo | 15.61 ± 4.66 | *** | A | |||||
| Felis | 7.48 ± 9.35 | ns | B | |||||
| Mus | 2.55 ± 3.30 | ns | B | C | ||||
| Cavia | 0.42 ± 3.73 | ns | C | D | ||||
| Sciurus | −5.70 ± 4.77 | ns | D | E | ||||
| Rattus | −6.32 ± 8.42 | ns | E | |||||
| Oryctolagus | −29.92 ± 5.72 | *** | F | |||||
| E | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | LSC < iMR | P (x = 0°) | Groups | |||
| Homo | 19.20 ± 5.79 | *** | A | |||
| Cavia | 5.69 ± 3.57 | ** | B | |||
| Felis | 0.78 ± 11.24 | ns | B | C | ||
| Sciurus | −5.63 ± 9.25 | ns | C | D | ||
| Oryctolagus | −7.36 ± 7.62 | * | D | |||
| Mus | −12.49 ± 5.32 | *** | D | |||
| Rattus | −13.19 ± 7.09 | ** | D | |||
| F | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | LSC < cLR | P(x = 0°) | Groups | |||
| Homo | 14.64 ± 6.60 | ** | A | |||
| Cavia | −4.77 ± 3.12 | ** | B | |||
| Felis | −6.63 ± 7.92 | * | B | |||
| Sciurus | −8.20 ± 4.22 | * | B | |||
| Rattus | −15.95 ± 6.24 | *** | C | |||
| Mus | −18.13 ± 4.13 | *** | C | |||
| Oryctolagus | −24.78 ± 4.82 | *** | D | |||
| G | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | ASC < PSC | P(x = 90°) | Groups | |||
| Felis | 103.34 ± 9.70 | ** | A | |||
| Mus | 101.54 ± 6.32 | *** | A | |||
| Rattus | 97.57 ± 4.80 | ** | A | B | ||
| Homo | 97.14 ± 4.82 | * | A | B | C | |
| Oryctolagus | 97.05 ± 5.60 | ** | A | B | C | |
| Cavia | 91.20 ± 5.78 | ns | B | C | ||
| Sciurus | 89.52 ± 4.40 | ns | C | |||
| H | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | ASC < LSC | P (x = 90°) | Groups | |||
| Cavia | 91.22 ± 6.97 | ns | A | |||
| Homo | 85.30 ± 5.81 | ns | A | B | ||
| Oryctolagus | 81.73 ± 11.00 | ns | B | C | ||
| Sciurus | 78.97 ± 6.61 | * | B | C | ||
| Felis | 78.36 ± 10.05 | * | B | C | ||
| Mus | 76.63 ± 6.02 | *** | B | C | ||
| Rattus | 73.35 ± 6.37 | *** | C | |||
| I | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | PSC < LSC | P (x = 90°) | Groups | |||
| Sciurus | 104.41 ± 9.64 | * | A | |||
| Rattus | 98.12 ± 10.89 | ns | A | B | ||
| Oryctolagus | 97.52 ± 9.82 | ns | A | B | ||
| Mus | 96.08 ± 6.06 | * | A | B | ||
| Felis | 89.49 ± 6.94 | ns | B | C | ||
| Homo | 88.96 ± 6.33 | ns | B | C | ||
| Cavia | 85.58 ± 5.39 | ns | C | |||
***
P < 0.001;
**
P < 0.01;
*
P < 0.05; ns, not significant