Table 5.

Correlation between the concentrations of ions in the oviduct.

Items	Cd	Pb	Cr	Hg	Se	Cu	Fe	Mn	Zn	Na	K	Mg	Ca
Cd	1
Pb	−0.170	1
Cr	−0.034	−0.230	1
Hg	0.949**	−0.105	−0.065	1
Se	0.410	0.313	0.217	0.258	1
Cu	−0.045	0.169	−0.302	0.317	0.261	1
Fe	0.334	0.047	0.503*	0.444	0.083	0.300	1
Mn	−0.134	0.167	−0.399	0.213	0.242	0.918**	−0.396	1
Zn	0.441	0.069	−0.144	0.482*	0.030	0.614**	0.377	0.581**	1
Na	0.735**	−0.106	0.307	0.540*	−0.101	−0.013	0.588**	−0.114	0.598**	1
K	0.116	−0.052	0.218	0.232	−0.034	−0.100	0.183	−0.103	0.417	0.394	1
Mg	−0.685**	0.127	−0.145	−0.514*	0.158	0.175	−0.542*	0.369	−0.402	−0.676**	−0.346	1
Ca	−0.011	0.566*	−0.087	0.022	0.251	0.109	0.091	0.476*	0.182	0.160	0.144	0.286	1

^*Measurements are significantly correlated at P < 0.05;

^**measurements are significantly correlated at P < 0.01 (two-tailed).