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. 2017 Aug 23;2(8):4870–4877. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.7b00227

Table 2. Locomotor Activity and Foraging Efficiency of 25 dpf Yellow Perch*.

THg in whole embryo tissue (μg/g)** total distance traveled (mm in 30 s) % activity net-to-gross displacement ratio foraging efficiency**
0.02 126.13 ± 11.27a 30.41 ± 0.02a 0.34 ± 0.02a 101.75 ± 17.84a
0.21 98.13 ± 8.14b 23.81 ± 0.01b 0.35 ± 0.02a 74.75 ± 20.35a
0.95 82.49 ± 5.81b 22.69 ± 0.01b 0.41 ± 0.02a 26.00 ± 32.79b
3.14 90.84 ± 7.11b 23.87 ± 0.01b 0.38 ± 0.02a 59.75 ± 45.72a
ANOVA        
F 5.146 6.435 2.593 4.095
P 0.002 <0.001 0.052 0.032
*

Superscript letters denote statistical differences relative to control. Values expressed as mean ± SE.

**

Foraging efficiency was defined as the number of Artemia nauplii consumed in 10 min per group of 30 yellow perch larvae.