Table 3 Gaimardia bahamondei: Shell length, clearance rate and brooding characteristics (mean ± SD; n = 99) for females grouped according to the proportion of brooded embryos per cohort (conditions FC1-FC3; see “Methods” section)
From: Embryo brooding and its effect on feeding in the bivalve Gaimardia bahamondei Osorio & Arnaud, 1984
Condition | Shell length (mm) | Standardised CR (L h−1) | Total biomass (females + embryos) (mg) | Number of embryos female−1 | Brooded biomass (mg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FC1 | 5.38 ± 0.64 (a) | 0.032 ± 0.009 (a) | 9.03 ± 2.10 (a) | 487 ± 206 (a) | 4.06 ± 1.75 (a) |
FC2 | 5.10 ± 0.68 (a) | 0.028 ± 0.010 (a) | 5.74 ± 2.51 (b) | 468 ± 194 (a) | 4.38 ± 2.36 (a) |
FC3 | 5.10 ± 0.71 (a) | 0.028 ± 0.013 (a) | 6.34 ± 2.38 (b) | 253 ± 178 (b) | 4.59 ± 2.18 (a) |