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Table 3 Estimates for the associations between morphological variables and sea krait locomotor performance in the regression models

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

 

Absolute sprint swimming a

Absolute average swimming b

 

b ± SE

t

p

b ± SE

t

p

Snout-vent length

0.00 ± 0.01

0.04

NS

0.00 ± 0.01

-0.12

NS

Residual tail length

-0.11 ± 0.08

-1.38

NS

-0.13 ± 0.07

-1.73

NS

Residual weight

0.00 ± 0.00

-1.54

NS

0.00 ± 0.00

-1.57

NS

Residual tail area

0.07 ± 0.03

2.19

0.04

0.07 ± 0.03

2.33

0.03

  1. a n = 22, R2 = 0.35, R2 adj = 0.195, F 4,17 = 2.26, p = 0.11. b n = 22, R2 = 0.26, R2 adj = 0.08, F 4,17 = 1.46, p = 0.26.