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Table 1 : Effect of ingested PAs on the dimensions of the coremata in Estigmene acrea. All values shown are means plus or minus standard deviations (n = 10).
PA-free 500µg (PA+) 2500µg (PA5+)
Corematal length (mm.) 12.2plus or minus1.9a 15.0plus or minus1.7b 18.8plus or minus2.0c
Corematal width (mm.) 2.1plus or minus0.1a 2.4plus or minus0.3ab 2.9plus or minus0.3b
Scale length (mm.) 3.6plus or minus0.4a 3.8plus or minus0.3ab 4.2plus or minus0.3b
Body mass* (mg.) 417plus or minus60a 420plus or minus68a 392plus or minus26a

All values are expressed as meansplus or minusstandard deviation (n = 10 in each case)

aMeans sharing a superscript within a row are not significantly different from each other at p<0.05 using a Duncan Multiple Range Test. See text for exact p values.

*Measured as fresh weight
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