Food availability positively affects the survival and somatic maintenance of hibernating garden dormice (Eliomys quercinus)

Table 2 Torpor variables of garden dormice hibernating with food at different temperatures during winter

Variables	Periods	Temperature groups		p values
Variables	Periods	3 °C	14 °C	p values
Total TBD	1	42.7 ± 3.5^a	27.8 ± 4.3^a	< 0.001
	2	32.0 ± 1.5^ab	29.0 ± 1.2^b	< 0.001
	3	51.9 ± 2.1^b	46.5 ± 1.8^b	< 0.001
	4	30.7 ± 2.3^ab	26.0 ± 3.1^c	< 0.001
Mean TBD	1	5.4 ± 1.3^a	2.8 ± 0.5^a	< 0.001
	2	7.2 ± 1.6^b	4.0 ± 0.7^a	< 0.001
	3	8.6 ± 1.7^b	4.0 ± 1.0^a	< 0.001
	4	7.2 ± 2.7^b	3.1 ± 1.7^a	< 0.001

Means and standard deviations of total and mean torpor bout durations (TBD in days) for each temperature group (3 °C and 14 °C) and period (1–4) during the hibernation experiments. p values shown in italic correspond to significant differences of total or mean TBD between groups, and different superscripts indicate significant differences of total or mean TBD between periods within a given temperature treatment

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