Changes in referenced files

I have a project using referenced files.
I have made changes to the files in aperture (color, levels, etc.), but these are not reflected in the referenced file (I "locate referenced file" and I find it, in the correct directory, but it doesn't have the changes).
If I "show in finder" it goes to the same file that I get when "locating referenced file," which doesn't reflect changes that appear in Aperture.
When I "export a version," the file does have the correct changes.
Can someone explain what's happening?
Thanks.

You are mistaken about the basics of Aperture's file handling.  Aperture features a _non-destructive_ workflow.  That means that your Originals are never altered.  (You can over-ride this, but not without knowing that is what you are doing.)
The Images that show in the Browser and the Viewer are rendered on-the-fly from your Original and the instructions in the Version file.  (The Version is actually a set of text instructions.)  Changes to the Image are saved to the Version file.  They are not saved to the Original.
Image = Original modified according the the instructions in the Version file.
Furthermore, your Images don't exist in memory or on disk when you close Aperture.  (Previews do, but let's leave those for later.)  Images are created when needed and stored in memory.  That is why, when you want to have a file to share with another program, you must export your Image from Aperture.  "Export" = "make me an image-format file of the selected Image(s)".
That's how Apeture works.  The gain in storage efficiency (for multiple versioning) is enormous.  What you have discovered is normal and correct.  (And has nothing to do with whether your Originals are Referenced or are Managed.)
Some additional information you might find helpful is in the "Version" section of this very short guide I wrote to the parts of Aperture.

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