Fin modules: an evolutionary perspective on appendage disparity in basal vertebrates

Table 5 Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients between types of fins (below diagonal) and associated P values (above diagonal)

	Median ventral fin	Ventrolateral paired fins	Pectoral fins	Pelvic fins	Dorsal fins	Adipose fin	Anal fins	Caudal fin
Median ventral fin		0.425	0.168	0.445	0.376	0.473	0.589	0.285
Ventrolateral paired fins	0.11		0.032	0.354	0.312	0.486	0.724	0.099
Pectoral fins	−0.20	−0.30		<0.0001	0.069	0.195	0.050	0.700
Pelvic fins	−0.11	−0.13	0.59		0.083	0.050	0.076	0.931
Dorsal fins	−0.13	−0.14	0.26	0.25		0.474	0.095	0.446
Adipose fin	0.10	−0.10	0.18	0.28	−0.10		0.250	0.306
Anal fins	−0.08	0.05	0.28	0.25	0.24	0.16		0.160
Caudal fin	0.15	0.23	−0.06	−0.01	0.11	0.15	0.20

The dataset comprises each unique combination of character states within the entire dataset. Rows with missing data were excluded (N = 51). Significant results are in boldface

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