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Drinking water demand (L/kg bw per day) for the bat species Eptesicus fuscus and Myotis lucifugus. Data on the percentage water taken up by drinking compared to the total water intake taken from Kurta et al. (1989b, 1990)
| Eptesicus fuscus | Myotis lucifugus | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bats | BW (g) | Drinking water (mL/day) | Drinking water (L/kg bw per day) | BW (g) | Drinking water (mL/day) | Drinking water (L/kg bw per day) |
| Pregnant | 20.84 | 1.85 | 0.088 | 9.02 | 1.60 | 0.177 |
| Lactating | 17.37 | 1.61 | 0.093 | 7.88 | 1.62 | 0.206 |
BW: body weight.
