Table 2. Comparison of methods.

		Wet	Dry	Water Content	Inorganic	Organic
Smallest Extreme	Egg	22.19	12	7.34	0.28	11.87
	Embryo	35	8	26.7	0.4	7
	Change (%)	57.73%	−33.33%	263.80%	42.86%	−41.03%
Largest Extreme	Egg	45.09	23.79	27.35	1.44	22.71
	Embryo	70	15.5	58	1.74	13.67
	Change (%)	55.25%	−34.85%	112.07%	20.83%	−39.81%
Mean	Egg	34.15±8.90	18.15±4.35	16.00±6.63	0.88±0.29	17.27±4.16
	Embryo	49.79±5.59	17.21±2.65	32.59±5.45	1.00±0.24	16.21±2.64
	Change (%)	45.79%	−5.22%	103.66%	12.65%	−6.13%

Comparison of mean mass values with the smallest and largest mass values obtained when taking into account the biological heterogeneity of egg and embryo size for Heterodontus portusjacksoni. Percentage change is over the embryonic development from freshly deposited egg to near full-term embryo.