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Table 2 Cross-correlations between each gamete stage and mean monthly values of sea surface temperature (SST), photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), light attenuation coefficient (kd) and chlorophyll-a concentration (Chla)

From: Reproduction of the endangered endemic saffron coral to the Gulf of California Porites sverdrupi (Anthozoa: Scleractinia): implications for its long-term maintenance

Gamete

SST

PAR

kd

Chla

Lag

r

P

Lag

r

P

Lag

r

P

Lag

r

P

Oocyte I

3

− 0.67

0.0482*

3

− 0.83

0.0056*

3

0.76

0.0166*

3

0.74

0.0225*

Oocyte II

3

− 0.71

0.0333*

3

− 0.63

0.0680

3

0.67

0.0498*

3

0.64

0.0650

Oocyte III

3

− 0.73

0.0254*

0

0.75

0.0048*

3

0.73

0.052

4

0.90

0.0022*

Oocyte IV

1

0.44

0.1795

0

0.63

0.0280*

0

− 0.48

0.1175

3

− 0.15

0.7071

Planuale

0

0.70

0.0118*

0

0.67

0.0182*

0

− 0.38

0.0227*

5

0.90

0.0022*

Spermary II

0

0.68

0.0155*

2

0.67

0.0282*

3

− 0.30

0.4373

5

0.87

0.0050*

Spermary III

0

0.56

0.0605

1

0.57

0.0687

0

− 0.51

0.0881

4

0.89

0.0034*

Spermary IV

0

0.63

0.0281*

1

0.71

0.0152*

0

− 0.48

0.1160

3

− 0.15

0.7071

  1. Lags represent months
  2. *Asterisks show significant correlations