Table 2 Direction (pairwise vector correlations among first principal components) and distances (pairwise comparisons of vector length) of ontogenetic trajectories of skull shape change in domestic dog groups/breeds compared to the wolf.

From: Neomorphosis and heterochrony of skull shape in dog domestication

Group/breed

Pairwise correlations

p-value

Path distances

p-value

Afghan hound

0.86

0.37

0.17

0.001

Akita

0.84

0.09

0.18

0.001

Australian dingo

0.89

0.18

0.1

0.13

German shepherd

0.57

0.05

0.07

0.81

Pointing dog

0.52

0.05

0.05

0.67

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