Table 3 Summarised statistical analysis (MANOVA) of the effects of time, the number of A. aquaticus and their combination, on egg batches in Experiment 1.

From: Removal of dead fish eggs by Asellus aquaticus as a potential biological control in aquaculture

  

df

Mean squares

F

p

Hours

FECLE

9

2.324

26.066

 < 0.001

UF

9

5.527

48.34

 < 0.001

Hatched larvae

9

16.148

221.206

 < 0.001

A. aquaticus

FECLE

2

1.41

15.806

 < 0.001

UF

2

50.474

441.453

 < 0.001

Hatched larvae

2

3.293

45.112

 < 0.001

Hours × A. aquaticus

FECLE

18

0.393

4.403

 < 0.001

UF

18

2.054

17.961

 < 0.001

Hatched larvae

18

0.67

9.172

 < 0.001

Error

FECLE

330

0.089

  

UF

330

0.114

  

Hatched larvae

330

0.073

  
  1. FECLE fertilised eggs containing living embryos, UF unfertilised/dead eggs.
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