Table 5. Incidence of resorption cavities (RCs) in different bone matrices in Bathyergus suillus.
Bone matrix | Juveniles | Subadults | Adults | Total RCs | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | ||
ELB | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0.5 | 19.5 |
WB | 5 | 6 | 42 | 15 | 14 | 32.5 | 114.5 |
CCCB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
PFB | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
PLB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Total RCs | 5 | 8 | 61 | 20 | 25 | 36 | 155 |
Note:
See Fig. 5 for Abbreviations.