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. 2019 Dec 11;10:1474. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01474

Table 3.

Allometric function PR = aVb between sponge pumping rate (PR, ml min−1) and its size (V, cm3) calculated for multi-osculated specimens.

Species n a b R2 p Volume range (cm3)
D. avara 39 44.83 ± 16.27 0.50 ± 0.09 0.54 <0.0001 1.5–148
C. crambe 39 23.88 ± 5.65 0.77 ± 0.09 0.74 <0.0001 0.8–25
P. ficiformis 40 10.41 ± 4.48 0.65 ± 0.08 0.74 <0.0001 3–420
C. reniformis 41 18.03 ± 7.42 0.61 ± 0.09 0.69 <0.0001 3–180
A. oroides 40 18.52 ± 6.93 0.46 ± 0.07 0.64 <0.0001 3–440

Data are expressed as the regression coefficient ± standard error. n is the number of specimens sampled. The probability that the exponent b is zero was <0.0001 for all species.