Seasonal variations in larval biomass and biochemical composition of brown shrimp, Crangon crangon (Decapoda, Caridea), at hatching

Table 2 Crangon crangon, newly hatched larvae

Parametric coefficients	Estimate	SE	t value	r ²	P value
Effects of pre-hatching factors
Intercept	−3.332	0.58	−5.721	–	<0.001
Initial egg biomass	0.402	0.021	17.42	0.60	<0.001
Temperature during embryogenesis	−0.278	0.026	−10.34	0.35	<0.001
Environmental conditions
Intercept	10.56	0.36	29.31	–	<0.001
Temperature prevailing at hatching time	−0.303	0.023	−13.1	0.57	<0.001
Phytoplankton prevailing at hatching time	−0.081	0.009	−8.545	0.39	<0.001

Additive model of various explanatory variables evaluating the effects of pre-hatching factors and environmental conditions prevailing at the time of hatching on larval condition; evaluated parameters, estimate, SE, t values, coefficients of determination (r ²), significance level (P value)

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