Table 3 Mean age, in years, of the females and the males used to estimate the sex difference in whole-fish PCB concentrations
From: Sex differences in contaminant concentrations of fish: a synthesis
Species | Population | Mean age of females | Mean age of males | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Walleye | South Manistique Lake | 5.7 (0.3) | 5.1 (0.3) | 7 |
Lake trout | Lake Ontario | 5.5 (0.1) | 5.8 (0.1) | 8 |
Coho salmon | Lake Michigan | 2.0 (0.0) | 2.0 (0.0) | 3 |
Burbot | Lake Erie | 9.8 (0.9) | 9.5 (1.0) | 22 |
Burbot | Great Slave Lake | 11.0 (0.7) | 11.5 (0.7) | 24 |
Sea lamprey | Lake Huron | 1.0 (0.0) | 1.0 (0.0) | 23 |
Cisco | Lake Superior | 7.0 (0.0) | 7.0 (0.0) | 25 |
Lake whitefish | Lake Huron | 10.4 (0.4) | 10.9 (0.4) | 26 |
Summer flounder | New Jersey coast | 3.7 (0.2) | 4.2 (0.2) | 27 |