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Table 2 Comparison of the estimated Von Bertalanffy growth parameters for Callista chione collected in four sampling areas

From: Age, growth, and population structure of the smooth clam Callista chione in the eastern Adriatic Sea

Study area

k year−1

L

t 0

r 2

ø′

Rab Island

0.25

72.4

2.68

0.932

3.12

Pag Bay

0.15

74.5

−0.57

0.870

2.92

Kaštela Bay

0.11

82.8

−2.88

0.850

2.88

Cetina estuary

0.34

79.3

0.97

0.951

3.33

  1. k growth constant (k year−1), L asymptotic length (mm), r 2 coefficient of determination, t 0 initial condition parameter, and ø′ growth performance index