Parameter | Pd infected bats | Control bats |
|---|
All data
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n = 22
|
n = 10
|
|---|
Initial TBW % BM | 53.4 (4.3) | 58.8 (2.4) |
Final TBW % BM | 60.5 (3.9) | 61.0 (4.6) |
Initial BM (g) | 7.64 (0.75) | 7.48 (0.58) |
Final BM (g) | 6.60 (0.68) | 6.41 (0.57) |
Paired data
|
n = 14
|
n = 4
|
Change in TBW % BM | + 9.1 (3.5) | + 4.0 (3.9) |
Fat energy use (kJ) | 43.9 (13.6) | 20.5 (14.7) |
- Values of body mass (BM) and total body water as percentage of body mass (TBW % BM) were used to estimate net fat energy use over 67 d for individual little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) experimentally infected with Pseudogymnoascus destructans and negative control (non-infected) bats. Values in the table are mean (SD) and n = sample size. Initial TBW % BM was significantly different between treatment groups. Over the course of the experiment, infected bats demonstrated a significant increase in TBW % BM and used significantly more fat energy than non-infected bats. Body mass decreased significantly over the experiment in infected and control bats but there was no difference between groups.
