Table 2 Non-parametric correlation analysis using Spearman’s rho (r) correlation coefficient and p value of relationships between cephalopharyngeal skeleton and body length of H. ligurriens in the first and second replication
Replication | Growth Parameters | BL | ADP-DC | ADP-VC | DC-VC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | BL | r = 0.921 | r = 0.914 | r = 0.894 | |
p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | |||
ADP-DC | r = 0.921 | r = 0.961 | r = 0.904 | ||
p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | |||
ADP-VC | r = 0.914 | r = 0.961 | r = 0.901 | ||
p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | |||
DC-VC | r = 0.894 | r = 0.904 | r = 0.901 | ||
p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | |||
2nd | BL | r = 0.853 | r = 0.852 | r = 0.855 | |
p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | |||
ADP-DC | r = 0.853 | r = 0.968 | r = 0.909 | ||
p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | |||
ADP-VC | r = 0.852 | r = 0.968 | r = 0.898 | ||
p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | |||
DC-VC | r = 0.855 | r = 0.909 | r = 0.898 | ||
p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 |