Table 1 Differences in blood profile and phagocyte activity parameters measured in greater mouse-eared bats (Myotis myotis), noctules (Nyctalus noctula) and laboratory BALB/C mice (Mus musculus). Post-hoc comparisons were used to evaluate species-specific differences in parameters. Legend: Hct = haematocrit, Hb = haemoglobin, Na = sodium, K = potassium, Cl = chloride, Urea = blood urea nitrogen, Glu = glucose, tCO₂ = total dissolved carbon dioxide, WBC = white blood cell count, T_start = time-to-start of phagocyte respiratory burst response, T_peak = time-to-peak of phagocyte respiratory burst response, T_end = time-to-end of phagocyte respiratory burst response, Peak = peak intensity of phagocyte respiratory burst, Integral = total phagocyte capacity, Adjusted Integral = total phagocyte capacity recalculated for the white blood cell count; Mmyo = Myotis myotis, Nnoc = Nyctalus noctula and Mus = Mus musculus, ns = non-significant

Hct (L/L)

0.27

2

0.14

0.04

33

0.00

101.31

<  0.001

0.021

<  0.001

<  0.001

Species-specific

Hb (g/L)

0.27

2

0.14

0.04

33

0.00

101.64

<  0.001

0.019

<  0.001

<  0.001

Species-specific

Na (mmol/L)

0.00

2

0.00

0.00

33

0.00

23.73

<  0.001

ns

<  0.001

<  0.001

Homeotherm differs from heterotherms

K (mmol/L)

0.22

2

0.11

0.07

33

0.00

52.81

<  0.001

ns

<  0.001

<  0.001

Homeotherm differs from heterotherms

Cl (mmol/L)

0.01

2

0.00

0.01

33

0.00

24.84

<  0.001

<  0.001

ns

<  0.001

Heterotherm species differ

Urea (mmol/L)

3.48

2

1.74

0.53

33

0.02

108.08

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

Species-specific

Glu (mmol/L)

0.99

2

0.49

0.38

33

0.01

42.41

<  0.001

<  0.001

0.005

<  0.001

Species-specific

tCO₂(mmol/L)

0.01

2

0.00

0.13

32

0.00

1.16

0.327

ns

ns

ns

WBC

0.51

2

0.25

1.09

33

0.03

7.72

<  0.002

0.007

ns

<  0.001

Heterotherm species differ

T_start

12.92

2

6.46

2.08

33

0.06

102.69

<  0.001

ns

<  0.001

<  0.001

Homeotherm differs from heterotherms

T_peak

2.60

2

1.30

0.13

33

0.00

328.98

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

Species-specific

T_end

0.07

2

0.04

0.17

32

0.01

7.07

0.003

ns

0.002

0.005

Homeotherm differs from heterotherms

Peak

1.49

2

0.74

3.28

33

0.10

7.47

0.002

0.013

<  0.001

ns

Heterotherm species differ

Integral

1.19

2

0.60

4.06

33

0.12

4.84

0.014

0.022

0.006

ns

Heterotherm species differ

Adjusted Integral

1.52

2

0.76

2.20

33

0.07

11.36

<  0.001

ns

<  0.001

0.002

Homeotherm differs from heterotherms