Symbiosis of sea anemones and hermit crabs: different resource utilization patterns in the Aegean Sea

Table 2 Biometric relationships for the hermit crab species that hosted sea anemones in the Aegean Sea

Gastropod species	Ν	Allometric relation Y/X	Allometric equation	r	R ²	t value	Relationship (t test)
Pagurus excavatus	39	G/H	LogY = 0.843 + 0.431 LogX	0.707	0.500	−6.855	−Allometry
Pagurus excavatus	39	A/H	LogY = 0.546 + 0.425 LogX	0.310	0.096	−2.376	−Allometry
Dardanus arrosor	20	G/H	LogY = 0.893 + 0.373 LogX	0.629	0.396	−5.269	−Allometry
Dardanus arrosor	20	A/H	LogY = 0.692 + 0.529 LogX	0.323	0.105	−3.161	Not significant
Dardanus calidus	59	G/H	LogY = 0.845 + 0.426 LogX	0.635	0.403	−8.319	−Allometry
Dardanus calidus	59	A/H	LogY = 0.169 + 0.780 LogX	0.655	0.429	−1.818	−Allometry
Paguristes eremita	75	G/H	LogY = 0.606 + 0.995 LogX	0.896	0.802	0.086	Isometry
Paguristes eremita	75	A/H	LogY = −0.272 + 1.144 LogX	0.622	0.387	0.847	Isometry

G gastropod shell weight, H hermit crabs weight, A anemones weight, N number of individuals, r correlation coefficient, and R ² determination coefficient

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