ASPEUTS OF STRESS IN THE TROPICAL MARINE ENVIRONMENT
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4.
3m
e
8
-
g 2I -
0,
these two values we can therefore calculate the time which the Tellinu
would have taken to reach the weight of the standard Pecten by:
observed time for Tellina x -5738
-1593
= 43,2241
Finally, taking 24 months as a frequent age at maturity in temperate
species, the corrected growth rate of the Tellina is:
24
43.22
= 0.56
-
These rates have eliminated, as far as we are able, the effect of size
and allow comparison of animals widely different in size and shape.
0
0
0
0
a
0
0
.
0
10
20
30
FIG. 12. Relation of growth rate to temperature in eohinoids.
The regression calculated from Bonner's data may not be properly
applicable to any single species, but the results of any error should be
eliminated in studying a trend through a sufficiently large array of
species.
This relation of growth rate to mean temperature is shown in Figures
233
4.
3m
e
8
-
g 2I -
0,
these two values we can therefore calculate the time which the Tellinu
would have taken to reach the weight of the standard Pecten by:
observed time for Tellina x -5738
-1593
= 43,2241
Finally, taking 24 months as a frequent age at maturity in temperate
species, the corrected growth rate of the Tellina is:
24
43.22
= 0.56
-
These rates have eliminated, as far as we are able, the effect of size
and allow comparison of animals widely different in size and shape.
0
0
0
0
a
0
0
.
0
10
20
30
FIG. 12. Relation of growth rate to temperature in eohinoids.
The regression calculated from Bonner's data may not be properly
applicable to any single species, but the results of any error should be
eliminated in studying a trend through a sufficiently large array of
species.
This relation of growth rate to mean temperature is shown in Figures