Table 2. Descriptive statistics of phenotypic traits related to growth measured in sampled fish.
| Specific Growth Rate, % d-1 | Length, cm | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1–T2 | T2–T3 | T1–T3 | T1–T4 | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | |
| N | 171 | 171 | 85 | 86 | 171 | 171 | 85 | 86 |
| Min | −0.12 | 0.27 | 0.78 | 0.51 | 15.60 | 18.00 | 22.00 | 24.60 |
| Max | 1.53 | 2.16 | 1.20 | 0.89 | 23.40 | 31.60 | 31.60 | 32.90 |
| Mean ± SD | 1.16 ± 0.17 | 0.63 ± 0.24 | 0.98 ± 0.10 | 0.68 ± 0.08 | 19.14 ± 1.61 | 23.09 ± 1.92 | 27.04 ± 1.86 | 28.75 ± 1.75 |
| Fulton’s Condition Factor | Blood and Plasma Variables | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | Hematocrit, % of red cells | Chloride, mmol L-1 | Osmolality, mmol kg-1 | Glucose, mg mL-1 | |
| N | 171 | 171 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
| Min | 0.62 | 0.37 | 0.97 | 0.82 | 28.00 | 111.93 | 301.50 | 0.35 |
| Max | 1.36 | 1.49 | 1.53 | 1.50 | 46.00 | 155.00 | 350.50 | 1.22 |
| Mean ± SD | 1.02 ± 0.12 | 1.18 ± 0.13 | 1.11 ± 0.07 | 1.14 ± 0.1 | 36.60 ± 3.72 | 133.58 ± 5.09 | 319.87 ± 10.21 | 0.67 ± 0.18 |
| Liver Fresh Weight, g | Hepato-somatic Index, HSI | Hepatic glycogen, mg g-1 | mRNA Level in Liver (With Respect to 18s mRNA Level) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ghr | igf1 | igf1r | ef1 | β-actin | ||||
| N | 171 | 171 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 83 |
| Min | 0.95 | 0.35 | 65.39 | 0.003 | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.0003 | 0.002 |
| Max | 10.35 | 3.34 | 146.32 | 1.41 | 1.13 | 0.57 | 0.73 | 1.04 |
| Mean ± SD | 3.65 ± 1.86 | 1.57 ± 0.82 | 109.42 ± 14.53 | 0.16 ± 0.24 | 0.09 ± 0. 17 | 0.07 ± 0.10 | 0.07 ± 0.12 | 0.09 ± 0.15 |
N, number of observations, Min, minimum value obtained; Max, maximal value obtained, Mean ± SD: mean ± SD of the values measured. T1, May; T2, July; T3, August; T4, November; 18s, 18s ribosomal subunit; ghr, growth hormone receptor; igf1, insulin growth factor-1; igf1r, insulin growth factor-1 receptor; ef1, elongation factor-1; β-actin, beta-actin.