Table 1. Morphometric data for the 11 Atlantic spotted dolphins in the study of adult and senile specimens. The mean values of CSA, LD and N° of fibres are given.
| Type I fibres | Type II fibres | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case N° | Group | CSA | LD | N° | CSA | LD | N° |
| 1 | Senile | 1,307.81 | 13.96 | 967 | 1,458.53 | 13.40 | 1132 |
| 2 | Adult | 564.11 | 12.10 | 403 | 1,893.12 | 17.09 | 810 |
| 3 | Adult | 730.14 | 10.99 | 722 | 1,959.43 | 17.94 | 1090 |
| 4 | Senile | 1,587.69 | 14.88 | 626 | 2,320.86 | 18.61 | 761 |
| 5 | Senile | 1,304.96 | 14.31 | 826 | 1,429.63 | 14.19 | 1122 |
| 6 | Adult | 727.20 | 10.60 | 676 | 1,663.54 | 16.19 | 1195 |
| 7 | Senile | 1,254.89 | 13.03 | 789 | 2,230.36 | 17.02 | 390 |
| 8 | Adult | 765.99 | 10.03 | 422 | 2,223.77 | 17.79 | 749 |
| 9 | Adult | 1,069.25 | 11.65 | 267 | 3,573.29 | 20.32 | 605 |
| 10 | Senile | 1,291.64 | 14.35 | 545 | 2,046.54 | 17.73 | 805 |
| 11 | Adult | 1,058.34 | 12.75 | 438 | 2,321.06 | 19.27 | 805 |
An average of 607 type I fibres and 860 type II fibres for each animal were analysed. Cross sectional area (CSA) (μm2), Lesser diameter (LD) (μm), Relative number of each fibre type per 10 random fields (N°).