Table 1 Species examined in this study with craniofacial measurements and RUNX2 Q/A ratios. GM: geometric mean.

From: Contrasting patterns of RUNX2 repeat variations are associated with palate shape in phyllostomid bats and New World primates

Group

Feeding habit

Species

Palate (mm)/GM

RUNX2

Length/GM

Width/GM

Zygomatic/GM

Q

A

Q/A Ratio

New World leaf-nosed bats

Carnivory

Chrotopterus auritus

0.71

0.62

1.10

23

17

1.35

Frugivory

Artibeus glaucus

0.64

0.75

1.10

20

10

2.00

Artibeus gnomus

0.60

0.78

1.11

21

10

2.1

Artibeus jamaicensis

0.70

0.76

1.11

23

13

1.77

Artibeus lituratus

0.67

0.80

1.10

23

10

2.3

Artibeus obscurus

0.68

0.77

1.12

23

13

1.77

Artibeus watsoni

0.63

0.75

1.06

21

9

2.33

Carollia perspicillata

0.73

0.63

1.07

19

15

1.27

Carollia subrupha

0.74

0.63

1.04

18

14

1.29

Chiroderma doriae

0.72

0.79

1.12

26

13

2.00

Chiroderma villosum

0.74

0.80

1.11

23

12

1.92

Rhinophylla fisherae

0.69

0.67

1.09

20

14

1.43

Rhinophylla pumilio

0.68

0.67

1.07

17

13

1.31

Sturnira lilium

0.63

0.67

1.18

20

12

1.67

Sturnira tildae

0.66

0.68

1.21

17

14

1.21

Vampyressa pusilla

0.67

0.78

1.11

23

13

1.77

Vampyrodes caraccioli

0.71

0.82

1.14

21

13

1.62

Strict frugivory

Pygoderma bilabiatum

0.54

0.69

1.27

22

11

2.00

Hematofagy

Desmodus rotundus

0.44

0.60

1.24

18

12

1.5

Diphylla ecaudata

0.51

0.62

1.23

19

13

1.46

Insectivory

Glyphonicteris sylvestris

0.81

0.64

1.03

20

15

1.33

Nectarivory

Anoura caudifer

0.90

0.51

0.99

21

14

1.5

Anoura geoffroyi

0.91

0.52

0.99

19

14

1.36

Glossophaga commissarisi

0.85

0.54

0.99

21

15

1.4

Glossophaga soricina

0.86

0.54

0.99

20

14

1.43

Lonchophylla thomasi

0.83

0.54

1.00

18

15

1.2

Omnivory

Lophostoma silviculum

0.77

0.60

1.04

19

15

1.27

Mimon benettii

0.75

0.66

1.07

17

13

1.31

Gardnerycteris crenulatum

0.72

0.69

1.01

17

15

1.13

Phylostomus elongatus

0.75

0.70

1.09

19

15

1.27

Phylostomus hastatus

0.74

0.63

1.09

19

14

1.36

Primates

NWM

Leontopithecus rosalia

0.77

0.52

1.26

23

17

1.35

Sapajus robustus

0.80

0.42

1.40

21

16

1.31

Brachytheles arachnoides

0.80

0.42

1.34

21

16

1.31

Callithrix hummelifera

0.72

0.51

1.32

21

17

1.24

Callithrix pygmaea

0.72

0.47

1.26

19

16

1.19

Callithrix geoffroyi

0.74

0.49

1.29

21

17

1.24

OWM

Pan paniscus a

0.73

0.51

1.33

16

17

0.94

Pan troglodites b

0.75

0.51

1.29

25

17

1.47

Macaca fasciculari a

0.88

0.49

1.32

24

17

1.41

Gorilla gorilla b

0.75

0.46

1.25

22

17

1.29

Homo sapiens b

0.60

0.47

1.26

23

17

1.35

Homo neanderthalensis c*

0.63

0.49

1.38

23

17

1.35

Papio anubis b

0.94

0.47

1.23

24

17

1.41

  1. aNCBI, bENSEMBL, cUCSC,
  2. *http://neandertal.ensemblgenomes.org/Homo_sapiens/Transcript/Summary?db=core;t=ENST00000359524.