Table 1 Basin biological information of different size groups of black amur bream collected in the Pearl River, China.

From: Individual dietary specialization reduces intraspecific competition, rather than feeding activity, in black amur bream (Megalobrama terminalis)

Group

SL (mean ± SD)

Wt (mean ± SD)

GSI (mean ± SD)

N

Small juvenile

143.6 ± 17.5a

66.8 ± 26.9a

0.27 ± 0.31a

65

Large juvenile

193.9 ± 14.6b

163.2 ± 43.6b

0.73 ± 1.03a

91

Sub-adult

241.5 ± 14.4c

323.8 ± 84.8c

2.06 ± 2.51b

96

Adult

287.3 ± 18.5d

566.2 ± 165.0d

4.5 ± 3.51c

42

  1. Different superscript letters indicate significant differences (Tukey HSD, p < 0.05). N, sample size, and same as follows.
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