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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 15.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Brain Res. 2016 Jul 19;313:282–292. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2016.07.033

Figure 4. Maternal and non-maternal dam behaviors.

Figure 4

A total of 24 observations were made during each session, and dam activities were classified broadly into maternal versus non-maternal behaviors. Bar graph data represent the average number of maternally-related behaviors performed by Control versus High-Active dams (±SEM). An asterisk (*) denotes statistical significance (P≤0.05) between High-Active and Control groups. Pie charts summarize dam behavior both in detail and more broadly, as maternal behavior is shaded while non-maternal behavior is unshaded. Activities performed less than 1% of the time were not labeled with a percentage in pie charts. A. Maternal and non-maternal behavior recorded for dams 2–3 hours into the dark cycle (active phase) on pups’ PND 8. B. Maternal and non-maternal behavior recorded for dams 2–3 hours into the light cycle (inactive phase) on pups’ PND 8. C. Maternal and non-maternal behavior recorded for dams 2–3 hours into the dark cycle (active phase) on pups’ PND 14.