Table 1 Resting metabolic rates and respiratory quotients (RQs) of giant pandas measured in a metabolic chamber at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, China.
From: Metabolic rates of giant pandas inform conservation strategies
Studbook Number | Sex | Mass (g) | Age | Temperature (°C) | High (°C) | Low (°C) | RMR CO2 (ml/g/h) | RMR O2 (ml/g/h) | RQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
386 | M | 132000 | A | 9.1 | 10.6 | 8.4 | 0.121 | 0.146 | 0.83 |
762 | F | 84000 | S | 9.2 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 0.107 | 0.126 | 0.85 |
761 | F | 78000 | S | 9.2 | 10.5 | 8.2 | 0.129 | 0.187 | 0.69 |
467 | M | 132000 | A | 12.8 | 14.3 | 11.9 | 0.113 | 0.147 | 0.77 |
491 | F | 102000 | A | 10.8 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 0.089 | 0.148 | 0.60 |
386 | M | 131000 | A | 26.5 | 26.8 | 25.8 | 0.104 | 0.144 | 0.72 |
814 | F | 67000 | Y | 25.0 | 25.5 | 24.4 | 0.125 | 0.208 | 0.60 |
813 | F | 67000 | Y | 24.9 | 25.3 | 24.4 | 0.136 | 0.198 | 0.69 |
815 | M | 63000 | Y | 25.5 | 25.7 | 25.2 | 0.133 | 0.225 | 0.59 |
820 | F | 68000 | Y | 25.3 | 25.7 | 24.9 | 0.140 | 0.183 | 0.77 |
