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FOOD INGESTION AND ENERGY TRANSFORMATIONS. 



TABLE 45. Gaseous metabolism at different times of day in respiration experiments; 



'Average body-weight and average age for the series of experiments. 



2 The experimental periods were usually 15 minutes in length and in most instances there was but one 

 period in the half hour. The average time of the first period used was at all times approximately between 

 8 a. m. and 9 a. in., except as otherwise noted. 



3 The average time of the first period with this subject was 7 a. m. 



4 The average time of the first period with this subject was 6 h 30 ra a. m. 



