Skip to main content

Table 2 Condition of mussels of different locations used in the experiments (in parentheses, N)

From: Protection against suspended sand: the function of the branchial membrane in the blue mussel Mytilus edulis

Origin of mussels

Wet weight (% of live weight)

Shell weight (% of live weight)

Dry weight (% of wet weight)

Shell length (cm)

Mokbaai

12.80±2.48 (32)

48.00±3.8 (32)

19.00±1.93 (32)

6.07±0.40 (34)

Doove Balg

22.91±3.32 (43)

34.90±2.1 (43)

22.71±2.43 (45)

6.77±0.31 (45)

Buoy De Koog

26.10±6.27 (42)

31.20±2.81 (42)

22.76±4.23 (50)

7.95±1.01 (40)