Table 2 The body mass, liver mass and pectoral muscle mass of the different species within the various categories of death
From: A description of the gross pathology of drowning and other causes of mortality in seabirds
Species | Mean body mass g (Range, sd, n) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
drowned | oiled | Unknown cause | Storm wreck | |
guillemots | 1112.4 (760–1461, 157.3, 43) | 592.5 (468–800, 73.6, 48) | 586.2 (470–740, 76.2, 12) | NA |
shags | 1814.7 (930–2448, 272.9, 27) | NA | 1046 (NA, NA, 1) | 1086.3 (1010–1168, 56.3, 6) |
razorbills | 783.7 (530–1045, 125.2, 26) | 448.3 (360–542, 91.1, 3) | 455 (NA, NA, 1) | NA |
Mean liver mass g (Range, sd, n =) | ||||
guillemots | 50.6 (28.8–75, 10.3, 35) | 22.8 (11.4–43, 9.0, 21) | 24.3 (14–41.7, 10.0, 6) | NA |
shags | 72.4 (55.8–102, 10.5, 26) | NA | NA | 30.6 (26.6–33.1, 2.6, 5) |
razorbills | 33.3 (20–51.4, 9.6, 10) | 19.4 (NA, NA, 1) | NA | NA |
Mean pectoral mass g (Range, sd, n =) | ||||
guillemots | 156.2 (127.2–177, 17.1, 11) | NA | NA | NA |
shags | 180.8 (136.2–236.4, 22.2, 25) | NA | NA | NA |
razorbills | 95.1 (82.3–103, 9.13, 4) | NA | NA | NA |