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Table 1 Body mass, food intake, litter size and litter mass during lactation Eothenomys miletus

From: Resting metabolic rate and energetics of reproduction in lactating Eothenomys miletus from Hengduan mountain region

Parameters

Day 3

Day 22

t

P

Body mass (g)

40.03 ± 1.13

26.92 ± 0.69

8.54

<0.01

Food intake (g/day)

5.45 ± 0.16

11.49 ± 0.35

−15.70

<0.01

Litter size

3.00 ± 0.52

2.33 ± 0.37

1.033

>0.05

Litter mass (g)

3.94 ± 0.14

13.66 ± 0.39

−23.43

<0.01

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