Fig. 1. Time course (17 days) of the effects of exposure to brackish water
(10
, control; white bars) or seawater (30
; grey bars) on the
rate (µmol day1 g1 clam) of ammonia
excretion in Polymesoda expansa. Values are means ±
S.E.M. (N=5). *Significantly different from the
corresponding brackish water value (P<0.05);
asignificantly different from the day-3 value (P<0.05);
bsignificantly different from the day-6 value (P<0.05);
csignificantly different from the day-9 value (P<0.05);
dsignificantly different from the day-12 value
(P<0.05); esignificantly different from the day-15
value (P<0.05).