Table 8. F-test results between groups (DF  = 3, 106) for stepwise discriminant function analyses for locomotor group using five humeral head trabecular bone variables.

	Biped	Terrestrialquad	Arboreal quad	Arboreal quad-climber	Quadrumanous climber	Brachiator	Terrestrial quad-climber
Biped	X	<0.001	<0.001	<0.01	NS	<0.001	<0.001
Terrestrial quad	21.11	X	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Arboreal quad	12.06	5.68	X	<0.001	<0.01	<0.001	<0.001
Arboreal quad-climber	4.14	29.75	19.90	X	<0.05	<0.001	<0.001
Quadrumanous, climber	1.31	12.00	5.00	2.78	X	<0.01	<0.001
Brachiator	14.04	23.24	19.07	11.17	4.69	X	<0.001
Terrestrial quad- climber	28.94	5.88	10.55	28.92	12.67	20.69	X

Upper half of plot: p-values, lower half of plot: F-scores.

Stepwise analyses included DA, Tb.N. and ConnD in the final ‘best fit’ solution (thus excluding SMI and Tb.Th.), the results for which are presented here.