Fig. 2: Females with higher serum iron concentrations incorporated more iron into their milk.
From: Iron mobilization during lactation reduces oxygen stores in a diving mammal
Linear regression demonstrating that female Weddell seals with greater circulating serum iron levels incorporated more iron into their milk. Gray bands depict the 95% confidence interval around the regression model line (center of error bands). The same relationship was also observed with transferrin-saturation. n = 31. Photo credit: Michelle Shero.
