Table 2.

Characteristics of AGSs treated with pentobarbital (20 mg/kg, i.p.) during the off-season and during the middle of the hibernation season

Off-seasonMidseason
04-2504-4804-7308-6108-4607-74
AgeAdultAdultAdultAdultAdultAdult
SexMaleMaleMaleFemaleFemaleMale
Body weight (g)714707689826606911
No. of spontaneous torpor bouts prior to pentobarbital test000121613
Minimum Tb induced by pentobarbital (°C)30.032.632.033.230.033.1
Minimum O2 induced by pentobarbital (ml · g−1 · h−1)0.560.850.520.620.230.52
  • Column heads are AGS ID numbers.