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. 2026 Aug 26;20:1877086. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2026.1877086

TABLE 3.

Results of pairwise comparisons of peat pot destruction areas (Wilcoxon test).

Age Sex Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
5xFAD (Hem), means ± SEM WT, means ± SEM 5xFAD (Hem) vs. WT (p) 5xFAD (Hem), means ± SEM WT, means ± SEM 5xFAD (Hem) vs. WT (p) 5xFAD (Hem), means ± SEM WT, means ± SEM 5xFAD (Hem) vs. WT (p)
15 weeks Females 0.02 ± 0 0.03 ± 0.01 0.07 0.02 ± 0.01 0.07 ± 0.02 0.026 0.03 ± 0.01 0.15 ± 0.05 0.001
Males 0.02 ± 0 0.01 ± 0 0.12 0.05 ± 0.01 0.02 ± 0.01 0.06 0.06 ± 0.01 0.04 ± 0.01 0.16
28 weeks Females 0.01 ± 0 0.11 ± 0.06 0.00073 0.02 ± 0 0.18 ± 0.06 0.00021 0.02 ± 0 0.29 ± 0.06 0.00004
Males 0.03 ± 0.01 0.03 ± 0.01 0.54 0.04 ± 0.01 0.06 ± 0.02 0.77 0.05 ± 0.01 0.08 ± 0.02 0.5
42 weeks Females 0 ± 0 0.02 ± 0.01 0.032 0 ± 0 0.04 ± 0.01 0.032 0 ± 0 0.07 ± 0.02 0.008
Males 0.01 ± 0.01 0.03 ± 0.02 0.18 0.02 ± 0.01 0.03 ± 0.02 0.84 0.02 ± 0.01 0.04 ± 0.02 0.63

Statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) are indicated in bold. Area values were obtained using automated image analysis of the interior of the objects. The mean values of destruction areas and standard errors of the means (SEM) are presented in megapixels (MP).