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Table 3 The interactive influence of C. fluminea size and the exposure salinity and temperature on OCR, AER, CER and the O:N ratio

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

Metabolic index

Size Salinity

Salinity Temperature

df

MS

F value

P value

df

MS

F value

P value

Oxygen consumption rate

2

0.002

0.598

0.561

4

0.011

0.222

0.923

Ammonia excretion rate

2

0.004

50.347

0.001

4

0.177

0.164

0.954

CO2 emission rate

2

0.000

0.045

0.956

4

0.000

0.236

0.915

O:N ratio

2

0.438

0.788

0.470

4

0.140

0.182

0.945

  1. df = degree of freedom, MS = Mean Square.