(P N 0.074), with the exception of CL, which had a weak but significant
positive relationship (P = 0.039) (Fig. 5B, C). The lowest AIC was
observed in the model in which the DSL of the megalopae was used as
the explanatory variable.
The analysis of CL in the fourth-stage zoeae showed that the
coefficients of the hatching date and water temperature had a significant
negative relationship (P b 0.0004) (Fig. 5A). The AIC was lowest
in the model in which the hatching date was used as the explanatory
variable.