Impact of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the behavior and stress indicators of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) exposed to heat stress

Table 3 The effect of nano-zinc oxide and heat stress on chasing behavior duration of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

Experiment period/ week	Chasing behavioral activity duration (Sec/10 minutes)
Experiment period/ week	CON	ZN	HS	ZNH	P value
W1	6.19 ± 0.35^c	9.28 ± 1.21^bc	14.09 ± 1.2^a	11.75 ± 1.1^ab	< 0.001
W2	3.831 ± 0.48^c	4.386 ± 0.44^c	11.886 ± 0.56^a	7.646 ± 0.56^b	< 0.001
W3	3.723 ± 0.44^b	5.285 ± 1.08^ab	8.914 ± 1.25^a	8.536 ± 1.02^a	< 0.001
W4	2.615 ± 0.62^b	2.607 ± 0.38^b	5.3 ± 0.34^a	4.157 ± 0.35^ab	< 0.001

The different superscripts within the same raw are significantly different P < 0.05

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