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Table 1 Sample characteristics of the black-chinned tilapia Sarotherodon melanotheron from three wild populations acclimatized to different environmental salinities.

From: Differential expression of the heat shock protein Hsp70 in natural populations of the tilapia, Sarotherodon melanotheron, acclimatised to a range of environmental salinities

Station

Salinity (psu)

WT (°C)

Sample size

FL range (mm)

W range (g)

Sexe-sexual stage

Missirah

40

28

10

123-160

40.6-84.8

♂-1 (1); ♂-2 (4); ♀-2 (5)

Foundiougne

60

28

10

122-144

39.0-52.2

♂-1 (6); ♀-1 (1); ♀-2 (3)

Kaolack

100

26

10

123-138

32.7-50.6

♂-1 (2); ♂-2 (3); ♀-2 (5)

  1. WT: water temperature; FL: fork length; W: weight. The symbols, (♂, ♀) represent males and females, respectively and the numbers at the side represent the sexual stage. The values in brackets indicate the numbers of individuals analysed for each sex/sexual stage.