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Table 1 Results of body mass (g) and brain mass (g) estimates as well as residuals and investigated ecological scores

From: The effect of body size evolution and ecology on encephalization in cave bears and extant relatives

Species

n

average body mass (g)

StD body mass (g)

average body mass literature (g)

average brain mass (g)

StD brainmass (g)

average residuals

StD average residuals

diet score

dormancy score

d*d

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

5

118'637 (105'324–135'094)

10,748.36

97'500 (70'000–125'000)

281.79 (238.28–331.52)

33.89

−0.0029

0.0548

1.000

3.000

3.000

Tremarctos ornatus

8

80'918 (64'223–110'621)

15,049.56

117'500 (60'000–175,000)

227.92 (176.12–279.72)

31.33

0.0373

0.0320

1.814

3.000

5.443

Ursus americanus

28

117'116 (83'885–155'600)

20,168.42

170'000 (40'000–300'000)

256.78 (186.48–352.24)

38.39

−0.0373

0.0422

1.884

1.000

1.884

Ursus arctos

93

177'628 (92'655–320'042)

40,696.57

390'000 (55'000–725'000)

378.08 (207.20–538.72)

61.38

−0.0080

0.0464

1.637

1.000

1.637

Ursus deningeri

1

254,996

-

-

341.88

-

−0.1770

-

-

-

-

Ursus malayanus

50

82'379 (56'333–108'841)

13,709.85

52'500 (25'000–80'000)

340.43 (227.92–435.12)

47.31

0.2047

0.0403

2.684

3.000

8.051

Ursus maritimus

82

211'265 (144'141–277'270)

33,275.87

402'500 (150'000–655'000)

498.80 (393.68–611.24)

53.75

0.0525

0.0320

2.970

2.000

5.940

Ursus spelaeus

99

322'764 (209'553–425'411)

57,207.28

362'500 (225'000–500'000)

430.10 (321.16–569.80)

52.36

−0.1550

0.0443

1.000

1.000

1.000

Ursus thibetanus

29

113'424 (78'533–166'402)

21,401.65

120'000 (40'000–200'000)

282.58 (186.48–414.40)

45.66

0.0155

0.0577

1.920

1.000

1.920

Ursus ursinus

17

147'081 (124'439–183'291)

18,122.18

100'000 (50'000–150'000)

292.52 (248.64–352.24)

26.04

−0.0573

0.0360

2.606

3.000

7.818