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Monthly variation in the total carotenoid and chlorophyll content in razor clams (μg g−1)
| Car 1 | Car 2 | Car 3 | Chl-a | Chl-b | Chl-a+b | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 7.29 ± 0.64 | 7.38 ± 0.64 | 3.82 ± 0.30 | 6.77 ± 0.53 | 4.98 ± 0.42 | 11.75 |
| June | 5.73 ± 0.16 | 5.80 ± 0.16 | 3.36 ± 0.22 | 4.27 ± 0.78 | 3.98 ± 0.49 | 8.25 |
| July | 14.49 ± 0.64 | 14.67 ± 0.64 | 5.91 ± 0.24 | 13.62 ± 0.75 | 11.82 ± 0.88 | 25.44 |
| August | 5.16 ± 0.11 | 5.22 ± 0.11 | 3.18 ± 0.11 | 3.31 ± 0.08 | 2.83 ± 0.38 | 6.14 |
| September | 7.74 ± 0.25 | 7.84 ± 0.26 | 3.51 ± 0.05 | 6.88 ± 0.52 | 5.23 ± 0.15 | 12.11 |
| October | 25.41 ± 0.78 | 25.73 ± 0.79 | 10.83 ± 0.27 | 25.86 ± 1.38 | 17.19 ± 1.13 | 43.05 |
| November | 22.78 ± 0.99 | 23.06 ± 1.00 | 9.24 ± 1.53 | 29.12 ± 1.63 | 12.58 ± 3.26 | 41.70 |
| December | 32.19 ± 1.54 | 32.59 ± 1.56 | 12.00 ± 0.90 | 39.41 ± 4.24 | 27.29 ± 3.42 | 66.71 |
| January | 12.78 ± 0.28 | 12.94 ± 0.29 | 5.53 ± 0.26 | 9.97 ± 0.01 | 8.87 ± 0.14 | 18.84 |
| February | 9.80 ± 0.20 | 9.92 ± 0.20 | 4.07 ± 0.39 | 8.12 ± 0.65 | 8.21 ± 1.54 | 16.33 |
| March | 9.76 ± 0.11 | 9.84 ± 0.18 | 3.60 ± 0.04 | 10.54 ± 0.12 | 10.85 ± 0.15 | 21.39 |
| April | 8.31 ± 0.04 | 8.47 ± 0.12 | 2.72 ± 0.34 | 9.10 ± 0.08 | 9.64 ± 0.18 | 18.74 |
Pearson's correlations for the relationship between carotenoid formula 1 (Car 1), carotenoid formula 2 (Car 2), carotenoid formula 3 (Car 3), chlorophyll a (Chl-a), chlorophyll b (Chl-b), total chlorophyll (Chl-a+b), IC50, inhibition (%) (Inh)
| Car 1 | Car 2 | Car 3 | Chl-a | Chl-b | Chl-a+b | IC50 | Inh | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Car 2 | 1.000** | |||||||
| Car 3 | .953** | .952** | 1 | |||||
| Chl-a | .982** | .982** | .899** | 1 | ||||
| Chl-b | .929** | .930** | .789** | .949** | 1 | |||
| Chl-a+b | .973** | .973** | .865** | .993** | .980** | 1 | ||
| IC50 | −.142 | −.141 | −.004 | −.124 | −.294 | −.194 | 1 | |
| Inh | .374 | .374 | .309 | .392 | .414 | .412 | −.427 | 1 |