Zoological Studies

Table 2 Body roundness index (body height/width) of three sea kraits measured in the anterior, middle, and posterior regions of their bodies

From: Locomotor performance of three sympatric species of sea kraits (Laticauda spp.) from Orchid Island, Taiwan

		Resting state			Moving state
Species	Number	Anterior	Middle	Posterior	Anterior	Middle	Posterior
L. colubrina	17	0.92 ± 0.02 (-)	0.90 ± 0.02 (-)	0.94 ± 0.03 (-)	1.14 ± 0.02 (B)	1.24 ± 0.03 (A)	1.29 ± 0.03 (A)
L. laticaudata	16	0.96 ± 0.02 (-)	0.97 ± 0.02 (-)	1.01 ± 0.03 (-)	1.23 ± 0.02 (b)	1.25 ± 0.03 (b)	1.40 ± 0.03 (a)
L. semifasciata	16	0.89 ± 0.02 (-)	0.86 ± 0.02 (-)	0.92 ± 0.03 (-)	1.38 ± 0.02 (B)	1.38 ± 0.03 (B)	1.55 ± 0.03 (A)

Data of different states are presented separately as the mean ± SE. Different letters in parentheses indicate a significant intraspecific difference in values (Tukey’s test, α = 0.05).

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