Table 1: Influence of the region on the increment in the mass per day (Δmr/day).
No stimulus |
Mechanical stimuli |
Comparison |
Day 1 |
Day 2-10 |
Day 1-10 |
Comparison |
Pre |
MS |
Post |
Siphon and M1 |
N.S. |
p < 0.05 |
p < 0.05 |
Siphon and M1 |
N.S. |
N.S. |
N.S, |
M1 and M2 |
p < 0.05 |
p < 0.05 |
p < 0.05 |
M1 and M2 & Bottom |
p < 0.05 |
N.S. |
p < 0.05 |
M2 and Bottom |
N.S. |
p < 0.05 |
p < 0.05 |
|
Inside and Outside |
p < 0.05 |
N.S. |
p < 0.05 |
The average of the increment in the mass per day in each group was statistically compared with that in the adjacent region, by two sample t-test. No stimulus, the specimens without the mechanical stimuli; Day 1, Day 2-10, Day 1-10, the divisions of the period when the specimen put into the artificial seawater at 5˚C; Mechanical stimuli, the specimens with the mechanical stimuli; Pre, before giving the mechanical stimuli to the specimen (corresponding to Day 1); MS, at giving the mechanical stimuli; Post, after giving the mechanical stimuli (corresponding to Day 2-10).