Figure 3 in Comparative bite forces and canine bending strength in feline and sabretooth felids: implications for predatory ecology

Figure 3. Scatter plots of (A) Log10 body mass (BM in kg) to Log10 canine strength for bending about the lateromedial plane [extant felids: n = 11; Log10(SAP) = −0.850 ± 0.202 + Log10(BM) 0.944 ± 0.125; r = 0.985; F = 289.132; P << 0.001]; (B) Log10 BM (kg) to Log10 canine strength for bending about the anteroposterior plane [Log10(SLM) = −0.750 ± 0.155 + Log10(BM) 0.958 ± 0.096; r = 0.991; F = 503.168; P << 0.001]; (C) Log10 bite force at canine (BF in N) to Log10 canine strength for bending about the lateromedial plane [Log10(SAP) = −2.659 ± 0.756 + Log10(BF) 1.245 ± 0.156; r = 0.987; F = 327.704; P << 0.001]; (D) Log10 BF at canine (N) to Log10 canine strength for bending about the anteroposterior plane [Log10(SLM) = −2.579 ± 0.340 + Log10(BF) 1.260 ± 0.128; r = 0.991; F = 495.725; P << 0.001]. Symbols: Δ, Metailurus major; v, Metailurus parvulus. Other symbols are the same as in Figure 2.