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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jun 16.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Neurosci. 2007 Jun;121(3):449–461. doi: 10.1037/0735-7044.121.3.449

Table 2. Mean (± SEM) Number of Times Infants and Adults Engaged in Rearing and Grooming.

Environment Rearing Grooming


Infants Adults Infants Adults
Novel cage
 First quartile 34a,c ± 5 21d ± 3 7a ± 0.7 4d ± 0.6
 Third quartile 58a ± 6 83e ± 8 11 ± 1.0 11e ± 0.7
Familiar cage
 First quartile 74a ± 9 21 ± 4 10a ± 1.0 3d ± 0.4
 Third quartile 58a ± 9 32 ± 3 9 ± 1.0 7 ± 1.0
a

Significantly different from adults.

c

Significantly different from infants in the alternate test condition when tested at the same time of day.

d

Significantly different from adults in the same test condition at the alternate test time.

e

Significantly different from adults in the alternate test condition when tested at the same time of day.