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. 2023 Aug 8;13(8):e10307. doi: 10.1002/ece3.10307
Biological response group Measures
Development success

Percentage undergoing cleavage/gastrulation/hatching; percentage reaching various larval stages; development rate/time; larval arm asymmetry; percentage settled; percentage metamorphosing into juveniles

Feeding and nutrition

Feeding rate/total food consumed; proportion of individuals feeding; absorption efficiency; feed conversion efficiency; energy consumed; food encounter rate/capture probability; protein/lipid/carbohydrate content; protein/lipid/carbohydrate absorption efficiency

Growth

Body length/width/height; body area/radius/diameter/volume; growth rate; wet weight/ash free dry weight; number of arms/spines; ciliated band length Mg/Ca ratio; scope for growth; net growth efficiency; percentage intact individuals/regeneration rate/functional recovery/percentage regained arms; muscle density

Metabolic rate

Larval oxygen consumption rate; standard/resting/routine oxygen consumption rate

Movement

Righting time/number of successful righting attempts; locomotion speed; percentage individuals moving; foraging time; percentage exhibiting covering behaviour; tentacle locomotion time

Reproductive success

Sperm speed/motility; percentage of successful fertilisations; sperm mitochondrial activity; egg diameter/volume/sphericity; gonado‐somatic index/gonad growth/gonad maturity index

Survival

Percentage mortality/survival of embryos/larvae/juveniles; percentage abnormal embryos/larvae/juveniles; percentage of blastulae released from egg membrane; density of larvae; percentage settlement and post‐settlement survival