Table 5. Univariate results from multivariate analysis of variance tests to evaluate the effect of barium concentration ([Ba]; 1x, 3x, and 6x local ambient values) on dissolved element to calcium ratios in water and vertebral element to calcium ratios among treatments.

Source	Me/Ca	Effect	DF	MSE	F	p
Water	Li	[Ba]	2	< 0.001	1.49	0.299
		(Tank)	6	< 0.001
	Mg	[Ba]	2	< 0.001	0.70	0.534
		(Tank)	6	< 0.001
	Mn	[Ba]	2	0.001	5.08	0.051
		(Tank)	6	< 0.001
	Zn	[Ba]	2	0.016	0.91	0.451
		(Tank)	6	0.017
	SrSr	[Ba]	2	< 0.001	1.08	0.398
		(Tank)	6	< 0.001
	Ba	[Ba]	2	0.424	28.19	< 0.001
		(Tank)	6	0.015
Vertebrae	Li	[Ba]	2	0.004	1.14	0.382
		(Tank)	6	0.004
	Mg	[Ba]	2	< 0.001	0.92	0.447
		(Tank)	6	< 0.001
	Mn	[Ba]	2	< 0.001	0.16	0.858
		(Tank)	6	0.002
	Zn	[Ba]	2	0.004	0.83	0.480
		(Tank)	6	0.002
	SrSr	[Ba]	2	< 0.001	0.19	0.829
		(Tank)	6	< 0.001
	Ba	[Ba]	2	0.145	99.59	< 0.001
		(Tank)	6	0.001

Significant p-values are indicated by bold font. data were log₁₀-transformed prior to analysis.