Extended Data Fig. 4: Relationship between measured metabolic rate (CO2 production) and sodium bicarbonate measurements in resting bats. | Nature Ecology & Evolution

Extended Data Fig. 4: Relationship between measured metabolic rate (CO2 production) and sodium bicarbonate measurements in resting bats.

From: Echolocation at high intensity imposes metabolic costs on flying bats

Extended Data Fig. 4

There was a strong linear relationship between the elimination rate (kc) from sodium bicarbonate measurements and corresponding metabolic rate measured as CO2 production (VCO2) in resting bats prior to flight (VCO2 = 4.61× kc + 0.12; R2 = 0.83, p < 0.001).

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