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Table 4 Results of the SIMPER analysis routine considering the morphometric measures in the different groups

From: Morphological descriptions of the eggcases of skates (Rajidae) from the central-western Mediterranean, with notes on their distribution

Morphometric measures

Average squared distance

Squared distance/SD

Contribution  %

Group D versus A

60.61

  

ECL

14.00

4.51

23.16

PAL

10.50

3.02

17.36

ECW

8.33

3.28

13.74

Group D versus B

15.45

  

RAHL

3.56

1.89

23.02

LAHL

3.06

1.62

19.78

RKW

2.47

2.64

15.97

Group A versus B

38.32

  

ECL

10.20

2.59

26.71

PAL

6.57

2.04

17.14

AAL

5.12

2.55

13.37

Group D versus C

15.26

  

RAHL

7.21

2.28

47.26

LAHL

6.46

2.00

42.34

Group A versus C

64.75

  

ECL

12.40

3.56

19.12

ECW

7.91

3.12

12.21

LAHL

6.81

0.94

10.52

Group B versus C

10.88

  

RKW

2.47

2.64

22.69

LKW

2.46

2.89

22.60

ECW

1.17

0.82

10.79

  1. Only highest contributing measures are shown
  2. Group A, D. oxyrinchus and R. brachyura; Group B, R. asterias, R. clavata, R. polystigma; Group C, R. miraletus; Group D, L. melitensis; SD, standard deviation