Table 1.

Body composition and basal corticosterone levels

		Recovery
	VBS	Week 1	Week 3
Change in Adipose Mass, g
CON	−4.4 ± 0.97	6.3 ± 1.21	5.7 ± 1.74
DOM	−26.7 ± 1.56**	7.7 ± 2.33	13.4 ± 1.08**‡
SUB	−34.5 ± 1.40††	12.4 ± 1.52*	26.1 ± 1.54††‡
Change in Lean Mass, g
CON	8.7 ± 1.76	−10.4 ± 2.62	3.2 ± 3.57‡
DOM	2.4 ± 3.65	14.7 ± 4.70**	27.2 ± 2.42**‡
SUB	−20.4 ± 2.54††	25.3 ± 2.77**	34.1 ± 3.37**
Basal Plasma Corticosterone, ng/ml
CON	31.8 ± 4.80	29.5 ± 7.83	32.4 ± 15.4
DOM	26.4 ± 8.51	14.6 ± 2.06	26.3 ± 13.8
SUB	80.6 ± 13.9†	14.0 ± 0.80	15.4 ± 1.79

Data are expressed as means ± SE. Adipose and lean mass values are expressed as a change from the previous housing transition (e.g., visible burrow system (VBS)—habituation; 1 Week—VBS; 3 Weeks—VBS).

^*P < 0.05 vs. CON;

^**P < 0.001 vs. CON;

^†P < 0.05 vs. CON and DOM;

^††P < 0.001 vs. CON and DOM;

^‡P < 0.05 vs. week 1 of same status. CON, control; DOM, dominant; SUB, subordinate. VBS: CON, n = 14 or 15; DOM, n = 10–14, SUB, n = 30–40; Week 1: CON, n = 4–6, DOM, n = 3–4, SUB, n = 9–12; Week 3: CON, n = 6–10, DOM, n = 3–7, SUB, n = 9–13.