Comparisons maternal investment, pup body composition and pup femoral characteristics between treatment groups.

Means are presented ± se. Results of statistics (Stat) analysed with ANCOVA (F) are given when litter size was a significant covariate (partial F statistic for treatment group). When litter size was not significant, t-tests (t) were used when the data was normally distributed, log transformed t-tests (t) were used when the data were not normally distributed, or Wilcoxon signed rank test (Z) were used when data were not normally distributed and included zeros (which cannot be log transformed). Sequential Bonferroni correction (adj. α) and interpretation of comparisons are given.aLog10 transformedbDM = dry masscFFDM = fat free dry mass of body or femurdunequal variance, Satterthwaite method used for comparisonComparisons maternal investment, pup body composition and pup femoral characteristics between treatment groups.