Table 1 Mean shell length (mm ± standard deviation, SD) of Perna canaliculus of different ages (6, 8, 10 and 52 weeks post-fertilisation).

From: Genetics and ontogeny are key factors influencing thermal resilience in a culturally and economically important bivalve

Family

Age

6 weeks

8 weeks

10 weeks

52 weeks

Shell Length

N

Shell Length

N

Shell Length

N

Shell Length

N

A

0.91 ± 0.03(105)

2010

1.48 ± 0.11(120)

2423

3.54 ± 0.26(121)

2434

60.74 ± 0.69(270)

50

B

0.78 ± 0.04(105)

3241

1.22 ± 0.03(120)

2453

2.22 ± 0.28(121)

4380

53.69 ± 0.33(270)

50

C

0.88 ± 0.07(106)

2747

1.43 ± 0.26(120)

3008

2.89 ± 0.85(127)

3604

51.68 ± 0.63(270)

50

D

0.77 ± 0.05(105)

2668

1.26 ± 0.04(120)

2743

2.62 ± 0.22(97)

3801

53.85 ± 0.36(270)

50

E

0.72 ± 0.03(106)

3421

1.23 ± 0.07(110)

2272

2.22 ± 0.32(94)

3670

55.18 ± 0.81(270)

50

F

0.71 ± 0.02(98)

4084

1.27 ± 0.07(128)

2310

2.25 ± 0.31(127)

4533

54.10 ± 0.39(270)

50

  1. Subscripts represent the number of mussels used for each mean and standard deviation (SD) calculation. N: number of mussels for each age and family group used for the experiments.
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