Table 3.

Total cell number estimates for the six cell populations that were studied, mean relative variability of estimates due to the estimation procedure (mean CE), and contribution of variability due to the estimation procedure to the observed group variance (CE²/CV²).

	Namaqua rock mouse	Guinea pig	White rabbit	Golden jackal	Wild boar	European roe deer	Red deer
n (by sex)	6 (f:3; m:3)	6 (m:6)	6 (f:6)	6 (f:3; m:3)	6 (f:2; m:4)	6 (f:3; m:3)	4 (f:2; m:2)
Granule cells
mean	1,453,613	2,395,757	3,633,053	5,618,709	9,774,480	11,747,368	14,877,360
SD	176,977	472,591	501,175	1,280,617	7,424,547	3,578,945	5,571,669
mean CE	0.08	0.09	0.07	0.09	0.08	0.09	0.1
CE2/CV2	0.43	0.21	0.26	0.16	0.01	0.09	0.07
Hilar cells
mean	39,599	154,585	168,059	219,237	381,697	443,610	839,590
SD	5,698	35,606	26,343	30,874	155,755	15,788	202,272
mean CE	0.1	0.08	0.1	0.1	0.12	0.11	0.12
CE2/CV2	0.48	0.12	0.41	0.50	0.09	9.55	0.25
CA3 reflected blade
mean	25,481	151,041	290,789	106,217	651,072	776,156	1,236,229
SD	7,806	31,265	77,215	19,218	261,971	138,933	157,869
mean CE	0.08	0.17	0.12	0.09	0.1	0.1	0.09
CE2/CV2	0.07	0.67	0.20	0.25	0.06	0.31	0.50
CA3 pyramidal cells (without reflected blade)
mean	314,836	500,786	606,882	902,420	1,061,602	1,140,473	1,820,602
SD	65,222	52,937	109,846	94,714	251,170	173,963	118,638
mean CE	0.08	0.07	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.09	0.10
CE2/CV2	0.15	0.44	0.20	0.58	0.11	0.35	2.55
CA1 pyramidal cells
mean	507,266	1,023,069	2,362,651	1,472,073	2,942,298	3,314,978	5,706,319
SD	49,494	195,018	393,902	207,432	1,286,660	617,870	1,625,459
mean CE	0.09	0.09	0.06	0.09	0.08	0.08	0.1
CE2/CV2	0.85	0.22	0.13	0.41	0.03	0.18	0.12
Subicular cells
mean	229,809	397,919	669,099	927,230	1,096,495	1,355,339	2,927,732
SD	34,261	38,900	75,806	124,011	301,534	356,599	772,318
mean CE	0.09	0.08	0.09	0.08	0.09	0.09	0.11
CE2/CV2	0.36	0.67	0.63	0.36	0.11	0.12	0.16