Fig. 4. Changes of the size of the liver as measured by ultrasonography. Black
symbols with negative error bars represent values from caimans that were first
feed then fasted, white symbols with positive error bars are values from
caimans fasted for 3 months then feed a single meal. Values are least square
means ± s.e.m. derived from RM ANCOVA; for raw data see
Table 1. Arrows indicate
feeding events for each experimental group.