Table 3.
Average survival (± standard error) following exposure to Vibrio harveyi (3 × 107 colony forming units per fish) in (n) tanks of laboratory-bred fish from populations resident to West Island (WI), a relatively uncontaminated reference site, or New Bedford (NB), Massachussetts, USA, including probabilities (p) for rejecting differences within rows or columns.
| Population | Females, only | Males, only | Both sexes | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 11 ± 11 (3) | 0 ± 0 (3) | 6.7 ± 6.7 (3) | 0.374 |
| NB | 22.3 ± 22.3 (3) | 33.3 ± 16.7 (3) | 26.7 ± 17.6 (3) | 0.627 |
| Both populations | 16.7 ± 9.5 (6) | 16.7 ± 11.4 (6) | 16.7 ± 9.5 (6) | 0.388 |
| p | 0.802 | 0.091 |