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. 2014 Feb 5;9(2):e88458. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088458

Table 2. Joint and segmental angles (mean ± s.e.m.) during slow walking for control, control-weight, and experimental birds.

Group ANOVA
Control Weight-control Experimental F 2,9 P
Joint Angles Knee Start 124.9±2.9 128.2±1.6 132.1±1.2 1.95 0.2
End 83.3±6.0a 82.5±1.8a 102.0±2.7b 6.69 0.017
Range 41.3±3.1a 45.8±2.1a 30.1±3.4b 7.79 0.011
Ankle Start 128.8±2.6a 138.0±2.1b 138.7±2.1b 5.73 0.025
End 136.0±4.9a 146.8±0.8a,b 152.4±1.9b 7.32 0.013
Range 7.2±2.5 8.8±2.0 13.8±1.5 2.83 0.11
Segmental Angles Femur Start 36.9±1.0a 30.9±1.2b 28.6±0.7b 21 <0.0001
End 52.3±1.1a 46.1±1.0b 71.8±1.0c 172.9 <0.0001
Range 15.4±0.5a 15.2±1.5a 43.7±0.8b 258.7 <0.0001
Tibiotarsus Start 88.7±1.4a 94.7±1.8a 102.4±1.8b 16.2 0.001
End 26.6±3.2a 40.2±2.3b 28.9±2.2a 7.93 0.01
Range 62.1±1.9a,b 54.5±3.3a 73.5±2.9b 10.4 0.005
Tarsometatarsus Start 42.1±1.3a,b 44.8±1.7a 36.3±2.6b 4.96 0.035
End 108.2±2.6a 108.8±3.1a 123.6±0.6b 13.6 0.002
Range 66.2±2.8a 64.0±4.5a 87.3±3.2b 12.8 0.002

Different letters represent significant differences among groups based on Tukey post-hoc comparisons (α = 0.05).