Table 2. Two-way ANOVA results for the effects of size (weight) and time on plasma Na+ and Cl− concentrations, muscle moisture content and gill Na+/K+ ATPase activity of steelhead trout after direct transfer to seawater
Source | DF | Plasma Na+ concentration | Plasma Cl− concentration | Muscle moisture content | Gill Na+/K+ ATPase activity |
MS | F-value | p-value | MS | F-value | p-value | MS | F-value | p-value | MS | F-value | p-value |
Size | 2 | 1,196.134 | 7.927 | 0.001 | 1,107.858 | 10.18 | 0.000 | 4.803 | 2.946 | 0.057 | 146.163 | 49.677 | 0.000 |
Time | 3 | 2,420.661 | 16.042 | 0.000 | 3,043.333 | 27.966 | 0.000 | 21.611 | 13.256 | 0.000 | 39.056 | 13.274 | 0.000 |
Size × time | 6 | 169.351 | 1.122 | 0.355 | 176.677 | 1.624 | 0.149 | 3.763 | 2.308 | 0.04 | 7.054 | 2.397 | 0.033 |
Error | 96 | 150.891 | | | 108.822 | | | 1.63 | | | 2.942 | | |