Table 1 Location wise comparison of element/Ca ratios by one way ANOVA from the whole otolith of D. Russelli from Chennai, Cochin, Digha and Veraval.

From: Otolith chemistry suggests population heterogeneity within a genetically homogeneous Indian scad population along Indian coast

Element

Source

df

MS

F value

P value

Estimates (%)

Ba/Ca

Region

3

0.00031710

31.72

< 0.0001

49.80

Residual

96

0.00001000

50.20

Total

99

  

Fe/Ca

Region

3

0.01099730

58.13

< 0.0001

64.50

Residual

96

0.00018919

35.50

Total

99

  

K/Ca

Region

3

0.00383140

83.80

< 0.0001

72.37

Residual

96

0.00004572

27.63

Total

99

  

Mg/Na

Region

3

0.00197946

36.60

< 0.0001

53.36

Residual

96

0.00005408

46.64

Total

99

  

Na/Ca

Region

3

0.01122134

36.73

< 0.0001

53.50

Residual

96

0.00030548

46.60

Total

99

  

Sr/Ca

Region

3

0.00595638

31.80

< 0.0001

49.84

Residual

96

0.00018729

50.52

Total

99

  

Zn/Ca

Region

3

0.00286299

7.20

0.0002

18.38

Residual

96

0.00039739

81.62

Total

99