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Table 1 Biological measurements of Corbicula fluminea used during the experiment

From: Effects of temperature and salinity on metabolic rate of the Asiatic clam Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774)

Biological measurement

Large size/mm

Medium size/mm

Small size/mm

Shell length

28.194 ± 2.110

24.238 ± 1.514

19.310 ± 1.137

Shell height

25.514 ± 1.961

22.072 ± 1.333

17.701 ± 1.438

Shell width

17.084 ± 1.494

15.094 ± 1.129

12.884 ± 1.104

Soft tissue Dry weight

1.310 ± 0.219

0.903 ± 0.169

0.526 ± 0.071

Shell Dry weight

21.847 ± 2.627

15.132 ± 1.766

7.684 ± 0.665