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Table 1 Architectural properties of forelimb muscles in the Golden Pheasant

From: Muscle architecture of the forelimb of the Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) (Aves: Phasianidae) and its implications for functional capacity in flight

Muscle

Abbreviation

Muscle mass (g)

Fascicle length (cm)

Belly length (cm)

Volume (cm 3 )

PCSA (cm 2 )

Force (N)

M. pectoralis

PT

28.830ā€‰Ā±ā€‰10.956

2.439ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.155

9.216ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.200

27.198

11.152

334.552

M. supracoracoideus

SC

8.495ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.547

2.330ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.601

10.141ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.520

8.014

3.632

108.951

M. scapulohumeralis caudalis

SHC

2.771ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.143

1.686ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.480

4.676ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.506

2.614

1.611

48.334

M. coracobrachialis caudalis

CBC

1.101ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.397

1.031ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.321

3.582ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.342

1.039

1.065

31.954

M. subcoracoideus

SUC

0.985ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.396

1.192ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.382

2.844ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.473

0.929

0.858

25.753

M. subscapularis

SS

0.177ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.065

0.487ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.056

1.434ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.244

0.167

0.339

10.177

M. latissimus dorsi pars cranialis

LDCR

0.126ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.029

2.080ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.351

3.245ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.486

0.119

0.058

1.729

M. latissimus dorsi pars caudalis

LDCA

0.387ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.203

2.238ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.212

3.237ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.396

0.365

0.162

4.870

M. rhomboideus superficialis

RS

0.247ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.115

0.773ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.204

1.100ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.215

0.233

0.291

8.742

M. rhomboideus profundus

RP

0.263ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.139

0.670ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.189

0.730ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.095

0.248

0.359

10.755

M. serratus superficialis pars caudalis

SSC

0.217ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.081

0.914ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.213

1.796ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.273

0.205

0.232

6.956

M. serratus superficialis pars metapatagialis

SSM

0.123ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.031

4.044ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.643

5.222ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.814

0.116

0.029

0.866

M. serratus profundus

SP

0.067ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.031

0.566ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.144

0.795ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.277

0.063

0.115

3.436

M. scapulohumeralis cranialis

SHA

0.017ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.004

0.560ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.243

0.968ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.298

0.016

0.031

0.935

M. sternocoracoideus

STC

0.073ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.059

0.396ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.021

0.600ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.118

0.068

0.171

5.142

M. serratus superficialis pars cranialis

SSA

0.047ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.015

1.113ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.221

1.810ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.351

0.044

0.040

1.191

M. triceps brachii humeral head

TH

1.331ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.490

1.220ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.137

5.173ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.277

1.256

1.022

30.672

M. triceps brachii scapular head

TS

1.076ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.439

1.503ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.390

5.250ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.298

1.015

0.675

20.236

M. biceps brachii

BB

0.850ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.449

1.293ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.772

4.048ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.670

0.802

0.846

25.387

M. deltoideus major

DMA

0.719ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.254

2.174ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.120

3.910ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.346

0.678

0.316

9.478

M. tensor propatagialis

TP

0.398ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.176

2.009ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.228

2.860ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.248

0.375

0.204

6.112

M. deltoideus minor

DMI

0.062ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.017

0.460ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.141

0.983ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.246

0.058

0.136

4.069

M. expansor secondariorum

ES

0.057ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.020

0.277ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.083

0.654ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.076

0.054

0.195

5.836

M. brachialis

BR

0.038ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.009

0.640ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.163

1.239ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.272

0.036

0.058

1.732

M. extensor metacarpi radialis

EMR

0.614ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.284

0.871ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.148

3.981ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.243

0.580

0.648

19.426

M. pronator superficialis

PS

0.351ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.112

0.644ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.097

3.550ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.079

0.332

0.509

15.282

M. pronator profundus

PP

0.297ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.101

0.915ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.332

2.997ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.294

0.280

0.326

9.772

M. flexor carpi ulnaris

FCU

0.469ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.293

0.541ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.092

3.670ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.157

0.442

0.804

24.129

M. flexor digitorum profundus

FDP

0.251ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.091

0.874ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.236

3.541ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.289

0.237

0.283

8.477

M. extensor carpi ulnaris

ECU

0.172ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.067

0.642ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.114

3.421ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.257

0.163

0.263

7.897

M. ectepicondylo ulnaris

ECTU

0.205ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.079

0.507ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.280

4.223ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.230

0.193

0.501

15.023

M. extensor longus alulae

ELA

0.158ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.067

1.440ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.566

3.949ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.277

0.149

0.104

3.135

M. supinator

SU

0.089ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.034

0.410ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.083

2.485ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.485

0.084

0.201

6.035

M. extensor longus digiti majoris

ELDM

0.088ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.037

0.819ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.244

2.406ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.270

0.083

0.101

3.025

M. entepicondylo ulnaris

ENU

0.077ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.042

0.395ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.114

2.166ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.181

0.072

0.185

5.552

M. ulnometacarpalis ventralis

UV

0.092ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.032

0.780ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.196

2.259ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.296

0.087

0.118

3.542

M. ulnometacarpalis dorsalis

UD

0.076ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.026

0.663ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.134

1.245ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.359

0.071

0.106

3.179

M. extensor digitorum communis

EDC

0.070ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.024

0.790ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.164

3.163ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.184

0.066

0.084

2.532

M. flexor digitorum superficialis

FDS

0.063ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.017

0.654ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.014

1.809ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.244

0.060

0.091

2.739

M. abductor digiti majoris

ABDM

0.043ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.025

0.259ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.056

2.098ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.198

0.041

0.157

4.712

M. interosseus dorsalis

ID

0.034ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.009

0.271ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.074

1.430ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.203

0.032

0.120

3.613

M. interosseus ventralis

IV

0.027ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.015

0.282ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.116

1.482ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.273

0.025

0.095

2.836

M. abductor alulae

ABA

0.034ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.019

0.436ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.158

0.999ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.183

0.032

0.080

2.410

M. adductor alulae

ADA

0.012ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.004

0.390ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.180

0.626ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.135

0.012

0.034

1.011

M. extensor brevis alulae

EBA

0.007ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.005

0.243ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.116

0.537ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.055

0.007

0.030

0.905

M. flexor alulae

FA

0.004ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.002

0.198ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.048

0.428ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.185

0.004

0.020

0.589

M. flexor digiti minoris

FDMI

0.011ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.006

0.164ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.032

1.588ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.344

0.010

0.064

1.912