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. 2016 Oct 28;11(10):e0164988. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164988

Table 2. Ethogram of the observed behaviours during tests.

Criteria Description
Animal’s first visit side Left: animal had its snout within a max distance of 0.5 m around the left bowl
Right: animal had its snout within a max distance of 0.5 m around the right bowl
Latency to visit the first bowl Latency (seconds) from the opening of the starting area door until animal made a first visit
Look at the experimenter Absent: no look at all after entry
Glance: look less than 1 s after entry
Stare: look more than 1s after entry
Contact with the experimenter Presence: Any form of direct contact with experimenter 2: sniffing, touching, biting, stepping…
Absence: no contact with experimenter 2
Trajectory Direct trajectory: straight walk to the bowl
Indirect: non-straight walk to the bowl. Any contact with experimenter 2 before a visit was considered as an indirect trajectory.