Table 3.
Mean values ± 95% CI for all traits measured in the marine polychaete O. labronica in the reciprocal transplant assay experiment
| Trait | Transplant assay | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elevated‐Elevated | Elevated‐Low | Low‐Low | Low‐Elevated | |
| Juvenile growth rates (number of chaetigers day−1) | 1.40 ± 0.03 (90) | 1.40 ± 0.04 (85) | 1.40 ± 0.04 (90) | 1.39 ± 0.04 (90) |
| Juvenile survival (%) | 82.22 ± 4.09 (18) | 78.23 ± 4.59 (17) | 84.72 ± 2.91 (18) | 79.44 ± 5.43 (18) |
| Adult size (number of chaetigers) | 15.41 ± 0.29 (17) | 15.12 ± 0.33 (17) | 15.39 ± 0.32 (18) | 14.94 ± 0.24 (18) |
| Fecundity (number of eggs chaetiger−1) | 22.25 ± 1.33A (17) | 19.54 ± 1.21B (17) | 21.44 ± 1.38A,B (18) | 18.67 ± 1.61B (18) |
| Egg volume (×10−3 mm3) | 0.62 ± 0.02 (170) | 0.59 ± 0.02 (170) | 0.60 ± 0.02 (180) | 0.60 ± 0.02 (180) |
| Metabolic rates (μmol O2 h−1 STPD) | 0.28 ± 0.05 (9) | 0.31 ± 0.03 (9) | 0.29 ± 0.06 (9) | 0.27 ± 0.03 (9) |
Capital letters represent significant differences (P < 0.05) between treatments. Numbers of replicates are provided in parentheses.