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Table 1 Spearman correlation matrix of reproductive factors and abiotic variables

From: Population dynamics of the tropical bivalve Cardita affinis from Málaga Bay, Colombian Pacific related to La Niña 1999–2000

 

Body mass

GSI

SST

SAL

MMP

SST1 + 2an

GSI

0.3828

     

SST

−0.0141

−0.1793

    

SAL

0.6132

0.0681

0.1837

   

MMP

−0.4957

−0.3272

0.0985

−0.6436

  

SST1 + 2an

0.5251

−0.0110

0.0575

0.6780

−0.4729

 

% Spent stage

0.0393

0.0219

−0.0271

−0.0770

−0.1809

0.0397

  1. GSI gonado-somatic index, % spent stage percentage of individuals classified as “spent”, SST sea surface temperature of the study area, SST 1 + 2an sea surface temperature anomalies of Niño region 1 + 2, MMP: monthly mean precipitation. P values > 0.5 are printed in bold
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