Table 3 Petrolisthes armatus; wet weight (WW), dry weight (DW), and water content of eggs during embryogenesis (Stage I–III), comparing populations in Pacific Costa Rica and Brazil
| Â | Stage I | Stage II | Stage III | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
μg ± SD | % | n | μg ± SD | % | n | μg ± SD | % | n | |
Punta Morales, Pacific Costa Rica | |||||||||
 WW | 25.85 ± 9.322 | – | 74 | 23.68 ± 10.193 | – | 20 | 37.24 ± 16.541 | – | 18 |
 DW | 12.09 ± 1.626 | – | 74 | 10.72 ± 1.462 | – | 20 | 10.16 ± 2.137 | – | 18 |
 Water content | 13.76 ± 8.602 | 53.2 | 74 | 12.96 ± 9.968 | 54.7 | 20 | 27.08 ± 16.282 | 72.7 | 18 |
São Sebastião, Brazil | |||||||||
 WW | 93.14 ± 67.697 | – | 19 | 116.79 ± 45.769 | – | 15 | 262.51 ± 153.349 | – | 12 |
 DW | 15.11 ± 7.003 | – | 19 | 16.20 ± 11.679 | – | 15 | 16.05 ± 12.609 | – | 12 |
 Water content | 78.03 + 63.720 | 83.8 | 19 | 100.59 ± 43.761 | 86.1 | 15 | 246.46 ± 147.099 | 93.9 | 12 |