Table 1.
Values of water salinity and temperature (in °C) recorded along the salinity gradient of the Seine estuary during the sampling campaigns in April and June 2009 and May 2010, and corresponding levels of Ea-hsp90A and Ea-grp78 transcripts measured in pools of 50 adult E. affinis
| Sampling date | Water characteristics | Transcript levels | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salinity | Temperature | Ea-hsp90A | Ea-grp78 | |
| April 29, 2009 | 4.2 | 15.4 | 243,995 ± 76,075a | 6,523 ± 1,881a |
| 9.9 | 15.3 | 326,155 ± 139,085a,b | 11,768 ± 4,974a,b | |
| 14.5 | 14.3 | 382,700 ± 110,438a,b | 13,589 ± 5,211a,b | |
| 20.2 | 13.6 | 329,344 ± 107,832a,b | 15,607 ± 6,323a,b | |
| June 27, 2009 | 0.5 | 20.0 | 942,658 ± 232,941b | 50,608 ± 18,380b |
| May 31, 2010 | 4.8 | 16.6 | 890,069 ± 443,966b | 61,569 ± 34,746b |
| 10.0 | 16.3 | 606,775 ± 166,061b | 28,620 ± 5,519a,b | |
| 14.1 | 15.9 | 591,328 ± 295,756a,b | 11,802 ± 6,468a,b | |
Data of transcript level are reported as mean ± standard deviation of cDNA copy number (n = 5). Similar letters indicate no significant difference (p > 0.05)