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Table 1 Basic parameters and mean mass-specific resting metabolic rate (msRMR) of Fukomys anselli

From: Higher resting metabolic rate in long-lived breeding Ansell’s mole-rats (Fukomys anselli)

Sex

Status

N

Age (years)

Body mass (g)

Range of msRMR (ml O2 × g−1 × h−1)

Mean msRMR (ml O2 × g−1 × h−1)

M

R

6

6.9 ± 2.4

83.9 ± 10.5

0.77–1.71

1.17 ± 0.13

 

NR

6

4.8 ± 2.8

108.8 ± 21.4

0.43–1.46

0.91 ± 0.17

F

R

6

8.9 ± 3.1

87.2 ± 21.8

0.63–1.80

1.17 ± 0.20

 

NR

8

2.4 ± 1.2

68.2 ± 8.9

0.42–1.79

0.86 ± 0.21

Grand mean

26

5.8 ± 4.3

85.6 ± 21.4

0.42-1.80

1.02 ± 0.23

  1. Age, body mass and mass-specific resting metabolic rates within the boundaries of their respective thermoneutral zones (non-reproductive animals: 26–30 °C; reproductive animals: 28–33 °C) of studied Fukomys anselli (N sample size, M males, F females, R reproductive; NR non-reproductive). Values are given as mean ± SD