Table 2.
Comparisons of behavioral responses (median, range) to a novel object among housing conditions and between paternally responsive and nonpaternally responsive male California mice.
| Isolated virgins N=18 | Paired virgins N=16 | Expectant fathers N=17 | New fathers N=17 | Kruskal-Wallis Pa | Paternal N=52 | Nonpaternal N=16 | Mann-Whitney Pb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approach object – latency (s) | 31.4 2.6 – 300.0 |
23.8 2.3 – 300.0 |
11.7 2.1 – 300.0 |
23.8 6.0 – 235.6 |
0.166 | 23.7 2.1 – 300.0 |
31.0 2.6 – 300.0 |
0.426 |
| Sniff object – duration (s) | 12.3 0.0 – 178.0 |
38.0 0.0 – 167.6 |
50.9 0.0 – 191.2 |
43.6 3.1 – 147.8 |
0.239 | 39.1 0.0 – 191.2 |
8.8 0.0 – 122.5 |
0.088 |
| Touch object – duration (s) | 0.1 0.0 – 171.2 |
19.0 0.0 – 186.5 |
38.9 0.0 – 232.1 |
56.2 0.0 – 222.4 |
0.240 | 33.7 0.0 – 232.1 |
6.9 0.0 – 154.1 |
0.243 |
| Rear – duration (s) | 0.0 0.0 – 0.9 |
0.2 0.0 – 2.6 |
0.5 0.0 – 5.2 |
0.5 0.0 – 8.0 |
0.002 | 0.2 0.0 – 8.0 |
0.1 0.0 – 6.6 |
0.921 |
a
P-values from Kruskal-Wallis tests comparing isolated virgins, paired virgins, expectant fathers, and new fathers
b
P-values from Mann-Whitney U tests comparing paternal and nonpaternal males
Bold indicates P-values that are statistically significant following pFDR procedure (see Methods).