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10<br />

size (mm)<br />

SIPHON SIZE AND DEPTH IN BENTHIC BIVALVES<br />

30 35<br />

size (mm)<br />

Fig. ft. Toial body weight (mg AFDW) in winter t#l <strong>and</strong> in summer (O) <strong>and</strong> siphon weight (mg AFDW) in winter IA i <strong>and</strong> in -uiiimer (A) as<br />

a function of shell size for A. Mya arenuria B. Cerasto<strong>de</strong>rma edule C Man una balihica <strong>and</strong> D. Scrobicularia plana. Number of cases for body<br />

weight in winter <strong>and</strong> in summer, <strong>and</strong> siphon weight in winter <strong>and</strong> summer, respectively: A. 826. 1339, 173 <strong>and</strong> 1059: B. 461. 1218. 30 <strong>and</strong> 207:<br />

C. 880.6593. 416 <strong>and</strong> 2284: D. 3082. 5254. 1989 <strong>and</strong> 4189.<br />

crease of siphon weight might also be caused by its<br />

larger thickness, as will be shown below.<br />

By comparing individuals of a same size class, one<br />

can rule out variations in siphon diameter leaving<br />

siphon weight as a better predictor for siphon length.<br />

102<br />

Cerasto<strong>de</strong>rma are not consi<strong>de</strong>red here because of the<br />

small variation in <strong>de</strong>pth.<br />

For Scrobicularia we selected the si/e class with<br />

the largest number of measurements (35 to 39 mm).<br />

An individual within this size class having less than 5

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