Table 4.

Parameter estimates and tests of significance for various measures of Lytechinus variegatus growth models. Only statistically significant terms (P < 0.05) are included (if an interaction was found to be significant, main effects were included regardless of associated p-values).

	Separate effects			Combined effects
Response Variable	% Protein	% Carbohydrate	P X C	TE (cal/g)	(mg P/kcal)	P:C (mg P/mg C)
Wet Weight (g)	0.50***	-	-	0.0067***	0.236***	11.909***
Gonad Wet Weight (g)	0.134***	-	-	0.0022***	0.059***	2.806***
Gut Wet Weight (g)	0.007*	-	-		0.0041**	0.220**
Dry Matter Production (g)	0.116***	-	-	0.0018***	0.051***	2.541***
Gonad Dry Matter Production (g)	0.029***	-	-	0.0006***	0.012***	0.575**
Gut Dry Matter Production (g)	0.007*	0.001	−0.0002*		0.0011***	0.064***
FCR	−0.01***			−0.0052***	−1.23*	−0.196***
PER	0.0078	0.038*	−0.002*	−0.0006***	−0.02***	−0.77***

Associated p-values for parameter estimates being significantly different than 0 are included as

^*p < 0.05

^**p < 0.01

^***p < 0.001.