. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. Np Ne 100 10 02 001 004006 d 02 0 6 I. I 001 01 04 I FIGURE 5. Numbers of experimental and natural prey captured in the field. Regression lines and coefficients of determination (R2) calculated from double logarithmic transforms. Numbers in paren- theses are 95% confidence limits for the exponent of Wd. A. Anthopleura xanthogrammica. number of prey captured per individual (Nc experimental (E), Np natural (N)) versus mean dry weight of each anemone size class (Wd grams). Ne = 1 Wd
. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. Np Ne 100 10 02 001 004006 d 02 0 6 I. I 001 01 04 I FIGURE 5. Numbers of experimental and natural prey captured in the field. Regression lines and coefficients of determination (R2) calculated from double logarithmic transforms. Numbers in paren- theses are 95% confidence limits for the exponent of Wd. A. Anthopleura xanthogrammica. number of prey captured per individual (Nc experimental (E), Np natural (N)) versus mean dry weight of each anemone size class (Wd grams). Ne = 1 Wd067, (, ), N = 200 anemones, 7 size classes, 171 prey, R2 = Np = Wd073, (, ), (N = 481 anemones, 10 size classes, 177 prey), R2 = B. Anthopleura elegantissima. number of prey captured per individual versus mean dry weight of each size class. Ne = Wd016, (, ), (N = 112 anemones, 8 size classes, 29 prey), R2 = Np = Wd018, (, ), (N = 112 anemones, 8 size classes, 113 prey), R2 = C. Metridium senile, number of prey captured per individual versus mean dry weight of each size class. Ne = Wd070, (, ), (N = 107 anemones, 7 size classes, 16 prey), R2 = Np = Wd°59, (, ), (N = 107 anemones, 10 size classes, 538 prey), R2 = For the first six size classes, Np = Wd"9, (, ), R2 = For the last five size classes, Np = Wd-'65, (, ), R2 = five prey for each size class of A. xanthogrammica up to 10 cm diameter (prey length (cm) = anemone diameter - , R2 = , N = 30) shows that maximum prey size increases with A. xanthogrammica diameter up to about 10 cm basal diameter (Fig. 7). Through this range, the largest prey taken are ap- proximately equal in length to basal diameter of the anemone. Figure 8 shows prey size distributions for all three species and for large solitary A. elegantissima (^6 cm diameter). The large solitary A. eleganti
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