Food restriction decreases BMR, body and organ mass, and cellular energetics, in the Chinese Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis)

Table 2 Partial, and residual, correlations between basal metabolic rate and the dry mass of various organs (controlled for body mass minus wet organ mass) of Chinese Bulbuls (Pycnonotus sinensis) after 12 days food restriction

	Muscle	Brain	Heart	Lung	Liver	Kidney	Gizzard	Small intestine	Rectum	Digestive tract
Partial correlations
R ²	0.182	0.006	0.318	0.123	0.138	0.321	0.333	0.049	0.080	0.045
p	0.047	0.730	0.006	0.109	0.089	0.006	0.096	0.321	0.204	0.346
Residual correlations
R ²	0.040	0.007	0.129	0.011	0.001	0.135	0.3146	0.052	0.008	0.023
p	0.369	0.973	0.100	0.649	0.845	0.092	0.806	0.304	0.694	0.505

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