TABLE 1.
Squirrel physiological characteristics per sample perioda
| Parameter | Value during period |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer active (n = 13) | Late torpor (n = 11) | Late IBA (n = 11) | Posthibernation (n = 11) | |
| Cecal contents (g) | 13.49 ± 0.69 A | 4.26 ± 0.69 B | 2.08 ± 0.36 B | 2.53 ± 0.37 B |
| Tb (°C) | NA | −0.49 ± 0.18 A | 36.29 ± 0.79 B | 36.0 ± 0.56 B |
| Total hibernation (days) | NA | 111.0 ± 3.0 A | 115.0 ± 4.0 A | 194.0 ± 9.0 B |
| Torpor bout length (days) | NA | 15.0 ± 1.0 | 14.0 ± 1.0 | NA |
| Total no. of torpor bouts | NA | 8.0 ± 0.0 | 8.0 ± 0.0 | NA |
| IBA length (h) | NA | NA | 9.5 ± 1.5 | NA |
a
Values are the means ± the standard errors. Different capital letters indicate significant differences among sample periods. NA, not applicable.