Research Article

Estimating the Potential Production of the Brown Mussel Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758) Reared in Three Tropical Bays by Different Methods of Condition Indices

Table 3

Condition Indices from Sepetiba Bay (GB). The median values and their respective coefficient of variation for each Condition Index (CI) method for every sampled month at Guanabara Bay (GB). Months placed first are tagged with “a” and those placed second with “b.” Other positions that are tagged with those letters indicate significant differences between the months according to Dunns’ test ().

GB
CI ICI IICI IIICI IVCI VCI VICI VIICI VIIICI IX
MonthMed.MonthMed.MonthMed.MonthMed.MonthMed.MonthMed.MonthMed.MonthMed.MonthMed.

Decembera11 Decembera56 Februarya38 Decembera10 Januarya1.7 Januarya31 Decembera10 Decembera17 Januarya0.31
(15.4)(15.4)(12.3)(18.2)(17)(17)(13.7)(1.8)(17)

Februaryb10 Augustb55 Decemberb36 Februaryb9.6 Decemberb1.5 Decemberb28 Augustb10 Februaryb17 Decemberb0.28
(18)(17.3)(9.6)(22.7)(16.1)(16.4)(15.5)(2)(16.1)

August10 February53 August35 March8.5 February1.4 February27 February9.8 August17 February0.27
(17.3)(18)(11)(24.3)(18.9)(18.9)(15.9)(2)(18.9)

September9.8 September53 September35 September8.3 Marcha1.2 Marcha23 September9.6 January16 Marcha0.23
(14)(14)(9.1)(38.4)(16.1)(16.1)(12.6)(3.2)(16.1)

Januarya9.3 Januarya49 January33 Januarya8 Septembera1.2 Septembera23 Januarya9.1 Marcha16 Septembera0.23
(24.4)(24.4)(15.9)(22.8)(16.3)(16.3)(21.9)(2.7)(16.3)

Marcha8.8 Marcha47 Marchab32 Julyab6.1 Augustab1.1 Augustab21 Marcha8.7 Juneab16 Augustab0.21
(23.7)(23.7)(14.7)(26.1)(19.1)(19.1)(21)(1.8)(19.1)

Juneab8.6 Juneab46 Juneab32 Juneab5.9 Juneab0.9 Juneab16 Juneab8.5 Julyab16 Juneab0.16
(12.9)(12.9)(8.8)(22.8)(14.2)(14.2)(11.8)(3.1)(14.2)

Julyab7.5 Julyab41 Julyab29 Augustab5.8 Julyab0.8 Julyab15 Julyab7.5 Septembera16 Julyab0.15
(19.5)(19.5)(13.9)(33.5)(20.2)(20.2)(18)(1.7)(20.2)