Table 1.

Consistency over time in behaviour of common voles in four tests in three experimental groups

Test	Variable	Definition	Mean ± SD	over maturation			adult - short term			adult - long term
				N	r s	p	N	r s	p	N	r s	p
Barrier	Latency	Latency to jump over barrier	44.51 ± 68.8	17	0.699	0.01	168	0.409	<0.01	48	0.122	1.00
			(466)
	Activity	1-0 sampling every 10 sec.	19.43 ± 8.09	17	0.205	0.43	151	0.441	<0.01	41	0.561	<0.01
			(418)
	Crossing frequency	No. of crossing barrier per minute	2.64 ± 2.94				168	0.581	<0.01	48	0.636	0.03
			(432)
Open field	Latency unsafe zone	Latency to go in middle zone	132.19 ± 80.49				157	0.388	<0.01	47	0.229	1.00
			(408)
	Activity	1-0 sampling every 10 sec.	19.96 ± 7.57				164	0.543	<0.01	47	0.515	0.05
			(422)
	Time safe zone	1-0 sampling every 10 sec.	24.93 ± 5.51				164	0.354	<0.01	47	0.179	1.00
			(422)
Dark–light	Latency into light	Latency to go in light compartment	90.22 ± 169.54				164	0.572	<0.01	25	0.28	1.00
			(378)
	Time in light	Time spend in light zone [sec]	104.22 ± 161.9				164	0.388	<0.01	25	0.737	0.01
			(378)
Hole	Latency one hole	Latency to find one hole	86.66 ± 65.36				132	0.34	0.01	10	0.091	1.00
			(284)
	Latency four holes	Latency to find all four holes	237.32 ± 71.89				132	0.372	<0.01	10	0.119	1.00
			(284)
	Number nose	No. of nose-in-hole events	10.63 ± 6.89				132	0.558	<0.01	10	-0.031	1.00
			(284)

Mean ± standard deviation (SD) was calculated from all conducted tests. Number of conducted tests is given in parentheses. Spearman rank correlations coefficient (r_s) was calculated between first and second testing. P-values were adjusted for multiple testing with Holm correction. Significant correlations are in bold (p < 0.05).