Table 2. Biometric measurements (Mean ± SE) of recaptured Chinese giant salamanders (n = 8) at the beginning and the end of the study.

	Release	Recapture	Percent Change	Difference (P-value)
Body mass (kg)	1.5 ± 0.1	2.0 ± 0.2	32.5	P = 0.012
Total body length (cm)	63.4 ± 1.5	68.9 ± 1.7	8.7	P = 0.027
Snout-vent length (cm)	39.5 ± 0.6	42.1 ± 1.0	6.6	P = 0.027