Table 1.

Sample sizes and means (± s.e.m.) of each physiological variable measured for each sampling period in 14 captive barnacle geese

PeriodNBody mass (kg)Lean body mass (kg)Total body fat content (kg)Body temperature (°C)
Feb 6 2.02±0.11 1.84±0.10 0.18±0.01 38.5±0.34 
May 6 1.83±0.14 1.58±0.12 0.25±0.01 38.5±0.27 
Jul–Aug 12 2.02±0.07 1.72±0.24 0.30±0.01 39.1±0.18 
Aug–Sep 7 1.61±0.06 1.55±0.05 0.16±0.00 38.7±0.20 
Sep–Oct 10 1.78±0.02 1.42±0.01 0.36±0.00 37.7±0.39 
Nov 6 1.82±0.22 1.62±0.08 0.19±0.01 38.4±0.29 
PeriodNBody mass (kg)Lean body mass (kg)Total body fat content (kg)Body temperature (°C)
Feb 6 2.02±0.11 1.84±0.10 0.18±0.01 38.5±0.34 
May 6 1.83±0.14 1.58±0.12 0.25±0.01 38.5±0.27 
Jul–Aug 12 2.02±0.07 1.72±0.24 0.30±0.01 39.1±0.18 
Aug–Sep 7 1.61±0.06 1.55±0.05 0.16±0.00 38.7±0.20 
Sep–Oct 10 1.78±0.02 1.42±0.01 0.36±0.00 37.7±0.39 
Nov 6 1.82±0.22 1.62±0.08 0.19±0.01 38.4±0.29 
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