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. 2017 Jan 11;12(1):e0169810. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169810

Table 2. Summary of the visual system comparisons that generated the largest differences, based on the lowest Pearson’s r value, in the mean dichromatism scores of 70 species of the Order Galliformes.

Parameter Eye type Conditions Pearson’s r Equal rank Rank change Rank SD Max change
Light environment UVS Ideal vs D65 0.9991 30 1.03 1.57 10
VS Ideal vs D65 0.9994 36 0.77 1.23 8
Photoreceptor λmax UVS All Max vs All Min 0.9986 27 1.03 1.20 5
VS All Max vs All Min 0.9963 17 1.54 1.71 9
Oil droplet cut-off value UVS R Min vs All Max 0.9979 27 1.00 1.13 6
VS R Max vs All Min 0.9947 21 1.26 1.20 5
Ocular media T50 values UVS T314 vs T344 0.9998 45 0.51 0.85 4
VS T335 vs T395 0.9991 28 1.06 1.46 9
Photoreceptor densities UVS A. minutus vs P. pacificus 0.9791 8 3.11 2.87 12
VS A. minutus vs P. pacificus 0.9846 6 2.63 2.07 10
Model systems - Average UVS vs Average VS 0.9929 15 2.34 2.66 16
- P. cristatus vs S. vulgaris 0.9881 8 3.00 3.06 16

Values reported describe how many species (out of 70) were assigned the same rank in the comparison (Equal rank), the average rank change (Rank change), the standard deviation of rank change (Rank SD), and the maximum rank change (Max change). See Materials and Methods, Results, and Supporting Information sections for more details.