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Table 1 : Effect of ingested PAs on the dimensions of the coremata in Estigmene acrea. All values shown are means standard deviations (n = 10).
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PA-free |
500µg (PA+) |
2500µg (PA5+) |
| Corematal length (mm.) |
12.2 1.9a |
15.0 1.7b |
18.8 2.0c |
| Corematal width (mm.) |
2.1 0.1a |
2.4 0.3ab |
2.9 0.3b |
| Scale length (mm.) |
3.6 0.4a |
3.8 0.3ab |
4.2 0.3b |
| Body mass* (mg.) |
417 60a |
420 68a |
392 26a |
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All values are expressed as means standard 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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