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Fig. 2

From: Variations in egg characteristics of ruffe Gymnocephalus cernua inhabiting brackish and freshwater environments

Fig. 2

Differences in egg wet weight (a), dry weight (b), diameter (c), percentage of dry matter (d), egg mass energy content (e), egg energy content (f), fish condition (g) and sibling size variation (h) of one brackish water (Pärnu Bay) and two freshwater (Lakes Saadjärv and Peipsi) ruffe populations and between first (I; caught on May 11th) and second (II; caught on May 27th and June 6th) batch of eggs from Lake Saadjärv. Solid lines represent means and dashed lines SE. Different letters indicate differences in egg properties and fish condition within the respective one-way model (Tukey HSD test P < 0.05)

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