Table 2 Likelihood ratio tests for comparing the von Bertalanffy growth parameters of three populations of Dosinia exoleta from the Portuguese coast (Aveiro, Setúbal and Faro)

χ² = 0.12

P = 0.729 ^ns

χ² = 2.11

P = 0.146^ns

χ² = 1.99

P = 0.158^ns

χ² = 39.77

P < 0.001

χ² = 18.97

P < 0.001

χ² = 0.37

P = 0.543^ns

χ² = 7.05

P = 0.008**

χ² = 198.91

P < 0.001

χ² = 6.52

P = 0.011*

χ² = 2.47

P = 0.116^ns

χ² = 0.23

P = 0.632^ns

χ² = 68.90

P < 0.001