Figure 3.
Irradiated females spent more time at the nest. (A) The fraction of time spent at the nest (number of observations at nest/total number of observations) was determined for eight consecutive days, starting at pup birth (P0). For each mouse, daily data is calculated as the average of two sessions. Data are represented as the mean across mice in each treatment (IRR, black, n = 10 mice; CTRL, blue, n = 7 mice). Error bars represent SEM. p(IRR vs. CTRL) = 0.0196, p(days after delivery) = 0.0096 with a two way rmANOVA. (B) Control mice shuttle more in and out of the nest. The number of transitions into or out of the nest was determined from P0 to P8. Data represent mean across mice, computed as in (A). p(IRR vs. CTRL) = 0.0222, p(days after delivery) > 0.05 with a two-way rmANOVA.