Table 1. Body mass and composition of primiparous and multiparous grey seal females at day 3 and day 12 postpartum.

	Reproductive Status
	Primiparous		Multiparous		p
Day 3 Postpartum	n = 17		n = 15
Mass (kg)	150.1±3.02	(128.0–176.0)	216.6±4.74	(190.0–256.0)	<0.001
Water (%)	048.4±0.71	(43.0–53.2)	050.6±0.73	(43.0–56.1)	0.123
Fat (%)	033.9±1.05	(25.4–41.9)	030.7±1.08	(22.6–38.5)	0.126
Protein (%)	015.6±0.30	(13.3–18.0)	016.5±0.31	(14.3–18.8)	0.120
Day 12 Postpartum	n = 15		n = 15
Mass (kg)	119.0±2.00	(106.5–138.5)	171.6±4.48	(147.1–211.5)	<0.001
Water (%)	055.2±1.07	(48.5–61.7)	056.7±1.16	(48.7–63.7)	0.333
Fat (%)	023.9±1.57	(14.4–33.8)	021.7±1.71	(11.5–33.8)	0.319
Protein (%)	018.4±0.45	(15.6–21.1)	019.1±0.49	(15.7–22.0)	0.337

Values are means ± standard errors, ranges are in parentheses.