Table IV:
Growth and fecundity of Oikopleura dioica as a function of diet
| Trunk length (µm) |
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| Diet | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Fecundity (no. of oocytes) |
| A | 137 ± 17 | 192 ± 36 | 311 ± 83 | 358 ± 60 | 366 ± 118 | 142 ± 64 |
| B | nd | nd | 314 ± 30 | 478 ± 50 | 668 ± 80 | nd |
| C | nd | nd | 275 ± 35 | 423 ± 56 | 709 ± 107 | nd |
| D | 168 ± 9 | 193 ± 12 | 318 ± 40 | 463 ± 66 | 720 ± 120 | 182 ± 64 |
| E | 168 ± 9 | 190 ± 20 | 318 ± 42 | 445 ± 87 | 693 ± 133 | 162 ± 56 |
| F | nd | nd | 353 ± 54 | 513 ± 62 | 797 ± 99 | nd |
| G | 153 ± 14 | 195 ± 21 | 328 ± 55 | 490 ± 122 | 766 ± 165 | 256 ± 96 |
| H | 168 ± 9 | 208 ± 21 | 305 ± 41 | 487 ± 82 | 819 ± 131 | 272 ± 77 |
| I | 194 ± 29 | 291 ± 29 | 357 ± 44 | 601 ± 76 | 879 ± 124 | 368 ± 179 |
| J | 168 ± 9 | 213 ± 21 | 345 ± 49 | 533 ± 85 | 948 ± 116 | 388 ± 104 |
Means and standard deviations are given. A minimum of 10 measurements per replicate of two to five replicates were made for each stage of each diet. A minimum of 14 measurements were made for fecundity values. nd, not determined. Diets A to J are defined in Table III.