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SEASONAL VARIATION IN BODY WEIGHT OF BIVALVES<br />

Table 4. Variation in AFDW of three bivalve specie- when all specimens were weighed <strong>and</strong> separately cremated: month: month of sampling.<br />

n: number of mm-classes: \: number ot specimens; RSI): st<strong>and</strong>ard <strong>de</strong>viation as percentage oi the average weight ± SE; x nee<strong>de</strong>d: sample size<br />

in or<strong>de</strong>r lo reach a SE which is 5'i of the mean.<br />

./,, ;• . USD • tuu<strong>de</strong>d<br />

Macoma<br />

Scrobicularia<br />

Cerasto<strong>de</strong>rma<br />

J F M A M J J A S O N D<br />

Fig. 4. Seasonal vanalion in ash conlenl (± SE) of the soft ptlts oi<br />

bivalves > 11 mm. Oneway analyses of variance show thai season<br />

has a highly significant effect on the ash content: Macoma<br />

(R* = 0.05. p < 0.001. n = 44601. Scrobicularia (R- = 0.12.<br />

01, n = 6970), Mya

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