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Appendix C. Equations and fits statistics for fitted thermal performance curves.
Table C1. Equations and fit statistics for Gaussian curves fit to growth responses to temperature (from both heated and control treatments) for four tunicate species shown in Fig. 4.
Species |
Gaussian Curve (y = growth rate, x = °C) |
Peak (°C) |
R² |
Botryllus schlosseri |
y = 2.27 * (e ^ { [-(x-15.50)2] / (2*6.492)}) |
14.9 |
0.60 |
Botrylloides violaceus |
y = 2.28 * (e ^ { [-(x-14.83)2] / (2*4.822)}) |
14.9 |
0.72 |
Diplosoma listerianum |
y = 12.3 * (e ^ { [-(x-22.93)2] / (2*4.232)}) |
21.8 |
0.93 |
Didemnum vexillum |
y = 3.93 * (e ^ { [-(x-22.37)2] / (2*9.392)}) |
22.0 |
0.80 |