Table 4.

Comparison of respiratory and photosynthetic parameters in experimentally re-infected Exaiptasia pallida anemones.

Variable	Test statistic	p
Symbiont density (cells mg−1)‡	t = 2.289	0.028
Photosynthetic output (μmol O2 h−1 cell−1)	t = −2.701	0.010
Holobiont respiration rate (μmol O2 h−1 mg−1)‡	t = 2.329	0.026
Host citrate synthase activity (U mg−1)	t = −1.995	0.054
Symbiont citrate synthase activity (U mg−1)†	W = 79	0.002
RSym (dimensionless)†	W = 128	0.130
RSym/1-ß(dimensionless)	t = −2.615	0.013

Bold values indicate statistical significance at p < 0.05.

R_Sym and 1-ß are as defined in the text.

No symbol: t-test on raw data, df = 36;

^†Wilcoxon Rank Sum test,

^‡t-test on log₁₀-transformed data, df = 36.