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Table 8 Results of the posterior hoc Tukey test analysis based on transformed square root data of maturity stages of Paphia textile I, II, IV, V, and raw data of stage III throughout the sampling period December 2019 to November 2020 at α ≤ 0.05

From: Reproductive studies on the carpet clam Paphia textile (Paratapes textilis) (Gmelin 1791) (Family: Veneridae): a guide of aquaculture management along the Egyptian coasts of the Red Sea and Suez Canal

Months

St. I

St. II

St. III

St. IV

St. V

Months

St. I

St. II

St. III

St. IV

St. V

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

Dec.-Jan

0.62

1.39

-4.5

-1.57

-2.1

Mar.-Jul

-0.73

3.03

12.18

-1.64

-1.80

Dec.-Feb

0.451

1.388

-0.68

-0.78

-2.26

Mar.-Aug

-0.46

1.94

12.75

-2.07

-0.98

Dec.-Mar

-0.14

-0.17

15.83

-0.21

-1.47

Mar.-Sep

0.00

-3.68

-12.33

2.55

1.78

Dec.-Apr

0.59

0.9

-20.00

0.173

1.22

Mar.-Oct

-0.45

-1.74

-26.68*

1.60

3.32*

Dec.-May

0.524

-1.50

-1.00

0.963

0.11

Mar.-Nov

-0.45

-1.98

-20.50

1.82

2.85

Dec.-Jun

-0.59

-1.92

-1.85

2.65*

-0.77

Apr.-May

1.12**

-0.60

-21.00

0.79

1.32

Dec.-Jul

0.59

-3.20

3.65

1.43

0.33

Apr.-Jun

0.00

-1.02

-21.85

2.47

0.45

Dec.-Aug

-0.32

2.109

-3.08

-1.86

0.49

Apr.-Jul

1.2***

-2.30

-16.35

1.26

1.55

Dec.-Sep

-0.14

-3.85

3.5

2.34

0.31

Apr.-Aug

0.91*

-1.21

-16.93

1.69

0.73

Dec.-Oct

-0.59

-1.91

-10.9

1.39

1.85

Apr.-Sep

0.45

-2.95

-16.50

2.17

1.53

Dec.-Nov

-0.59

-2.15

-4.68

1.61

1.38

Apr.-Oct

0.00

-1.01

-30.85**

1.21

3.07

Jan.-Feb

0.17

0.00

-3.83

-0.79

0.16

Apr.-Nov

0.00

-1.25

-24.68*

1.44

2.60

Jan.-Mar

-0.76

-1.56

20.33

1.36

0.63

May-Jun

1.12**

0.43

0.85

-1.68

0.87

Jan.-Apr

1.21***

2.29

-24.50*

-1.74

-0.88

May-Jul

-0.07

1.71

-4.65

-0.47

-0.23

Jan.-May

-0.10

-2.88

3.50

2.53*

2.20

May-Aug

0.21

0.61

-4.08

-0.90

0.60

Jan.-Jun

-1.21***

-3.31

2.65

4.22***

1.33

May-Sep

-0.66

-0.65

4.50

1.38

0.21

Jan.-Jul

-0.03

-4.59**

8.15

3.00*

2.43

May-Oct

-1.12**

-0.41

-9.85

0.42

1.74

Jan.-Aug

0.30

3.50*

-7.58

-3.43**

-1.61

May-Nov

-1.12**

-0.65

-3.68

0.65

1.28

Jan.-Sep

-0.76

-5.24***

8.00

3.91***

2.41

Jun.-Jul

-1.18***

1.28

-5.50

1.22

-1.10

Jan.-Oct

-1.21***

-3.29

-6.35

2.96*

3.95*

Jun.-Aug

-0.91*

0.19

-4.93

0.78

-0.28

Jan.-Nov

-1.21***

-3.53*

-0.18

3.18**

3.48*

Jun.-Sep

0.45

-1.93

5.35

-0.31

1.08

Feb.-Mar

-0.59

-1.56

16.50

0.57

0.79

Jun.-Oct

0.00***

0.02

-9.00

-1.26

2.62

Feb.-Apr

1.04**

2.29

-20.68

-0.95

-1.04

Jun.-Nov

0.00***

-0.22

-2.83

-1.04

2.15

Feb.-May

0.07

-2.88

-0.33

1.74

2.36

Jul.-Aug

0.27

-1.09

0.58

-0.43

0.82

Feb.-Jun

-1.04**

-3.31

-1.18

3.43**

1.49

Jul.-Sep

-0.73

-0.65

-0.15

0.91

-0.02

Feb.-Jul

0.14

-4.59**

4.33

2.21

2.59

Jul.-Oct

-1.18***

1.30

-14.50

-0.05

1.52

Feb.-Aug

0.13

3.50*

-3.75

-2.64*

-1.77

Jul.-Nov

-1.18***

1.06

-8.33

0.18

1.05

Feb.-Sep

-0.59

-5.24***

4.18

3.12

2.57

Aug.-Sep

-0.46

-1.74

0.43

0.48

0.80

Feb.-Oct

-1.04**

-3.29

-10.18

2.17

4.11**

Aug.-Oct

-0.91*

0.20

-13.93

-0.48

2.34

Feb.-Nov

-1.04**

-3.53*

-4.00

2.39

3.64*

Aug.-Nov

-0.91*

-0.04

-7.75

-0.25

1.87

Mar.-Apr

0.45

0.73

-4.18

-0.39

-0.25

Sep.-Oct

0.45

-1.94

14.35

0.96

-1.54

Mar.-May

0.66

-1.33

-16.83

1.18

1.57

Sep.-Nov

0.45

-1.70

8.18

0.73

-1.07

Mar.-Jun

0.45

1.75

17.68

-2.86*

-0.70

Oct.-Nov

0.00

0.20

-6.18

0.73

0.47

  1. Abbreviations: St. Maturity stage, T The least mean square difference, the bold values indicate substantial differences
  2. * = P < 0.05, ** = P < 0.005, *** = P < 0.0005