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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 11.
Published in final edited form as: Genes Brain Behav. 2011 Jan 24;10(3):375–383. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2010.00677.x

Table 1.

TABLE 1a. AVP uptake period ethogram.
Behavior Description Measure
Contact Male in physical contact with female Duration
Tail twine Male in contact with female and tails are entwined Duration
Male approach Male moves towards female and establishes contact Frequency
Male leave Male breaks contact with female Frequency
Female approach Female moves towards male and establishes contact Frequency
Female leave Female breaks contact with male Frequency
Vocalize Male engages in calling behavior, usually with female Frequency
Chest rub Male rubs chest or armpits with forearms Frequency
Face rub/sneeze Male rubs face with hands or on cage, or sneezes Frequency
Groom Male grooms female Frequency
Autogroom Male grooms himself Frequency
Lipsmack Male smacks lips toward female Frequency
Arch Male arches back while walking Frequency
Tail lash Male wags tail, usually a sign of agitation Frequency
TABLE 1b. Stimulus testing behavioral categories
Behavior Description Measure
Proximity Male comes within arm's reach of transport cage Duration
Contact frequency Male contacts transport cage Frequency
Proximity latency Time between start of trial and time when male comes into proximity with transport cage Latency
Contact latency Time between start of trail and time when male contacts transport cage Latency