TABLE 2.
Mean (SD) early and late hibernation body mass and proportion mass loss for females, males, and bats of both sexes combined in cave and culvert hibernacula surveyed in Georgia, USA, November–March, 2018–2022.
| Covariate | Cave | Culvert | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | Combined | Female | Male | Combined | |
| Early hibernation mass | 7.12 (0.71) | 6.39 (0.68) | 6.74 (0.78) | 6.82 (0.65) | 6.01 (0.56) | 6.24 (0.69) |
| Late hibernation mass | 5.36 (0.63) | 4.69 (0.40) | 4.95 (0.60) | 5.53 (0.62) | 4.91 (0.47) | 5.09 (0.59) |
| Proportion mass loss | 0.25 (0.07) | 0.19 (0.07) | 0.25 (0.07) | 0.22 (0.05) | 0.19 (0.17) | 0.20 (0.07) |