Table 3.
Mean (± standard deviation) probability of obtaining a given response by admixed wolves vs. non-admixed wolves in captivity (in parentheses, for the two groups separately) in each experimental task (two asterisks denote behaviours significantly differing between admixed and non-admixed wolves, as assessed running generalized linear mixed models, whereas one asterisk denotes behaviours for which no models were run, while the behaviour was observed only in wolves or only in admixed wolves; cf. Table 1)
| Response | Wolves | Admixed wolves (AW1/AW2) |
|---|---|---|
| Human task | ||
| Probability of being vigilant in the first ten seconds of the trial** | 0.86 ± 0.13 | 0.47 ± 0.33 (0.35 ± 0.28/0.83 ± 0.17) |
| Probability of fearful behaviour during the trial* | 0.02 ± 0.03 | 0.00 ± 0.00 (0.00 ± 0.00/0.00 ± 0.00) |
| Probability of aggressive behaviour during the trial* | 0.04 ± 0.10 | 0.00 ± 0.00 (0.00 ± 0.00/0.00 ± 0.00) |
| Probability of being in proximity to unfamiliar humans in the first ten seconds of the trial** | 0.99 ± 0.02 | 0.66 ± 0.12 (0.69 ± 0.12/0.58 ± 0.08) |
| Probability of exploring unfamiliar humans during the trial* | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.04 ± 0.11 (0.00 ± 0.00/0.17 ± 0.17) |
| Object task | ||
| Probability of being vigilant in the first ten seconds of the trial** | 0.14 ± 0.22 | 0.67 ± 0.47 (0.75 ± 0.43/0.50 ± 0.50) |
| Probability of fearful behaviour during the trial | 0.40 ± 0.16 | 0.19 ± 0.22(0.12 ± 0.15/0.31 ± 0.27) |
| Probability of aggressive behaviour during the trial* | 0.15 ± 0.16 | 0.00 ± 0.00 (0.00 ± 0.00/0.00 ± 0.00) |
| Proportion of time spent in proximity to novel objects during the trial** | 0.54 ± 0.06 | 0.85 ± 0.11 (0.82 ± 0.10/0.90 ± 0.11) |
| Probability of exploring novel objects during the trial** | 0.29 ± 0.17 | 0.04 ± 0.11 (0.00 ± 0.00/0.11 ± 0.16) |