Table 2. Total surface and volume of the brain, interstitium and endocast with EV-BV at various ontogenetic stages.
Stadium | Embryo | Early juvenile | Late juvenile | Adult | Larger adult |
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Brain surface [mm2] | 566 | 1013 | 1397 | 2568 | 3894 |
Brain volume [mm3] | 578 | 1717 | 2388 | 5648 | 8538 |
Endocast surface [mm2] | 572 | 1100 | 1995 | 3871 | 6993 |
Endocast volume [mm3] | 593 | 1974 | 4403 | 11874 | 28984 |
Interstitium volume [mm3] | 15 | 257 | 2015 | 6226 | 20446 |
EV-BV | 1.03 | 1.15 | S1.84 | 2.10 | 3.39 |
Total surface and volume of the brain, interstitium and endocast with EV-BV of embryos (Crocodylus acutus), juveniles (Caiman crocodilus) and adults (Caiman crocodilus and larger Crocodylus niloticus)