Table 4.
Results of consistency analyses showing R values calculated for each personality trait and for spatial recognition per experimental group (before and after maturation, before and after sexual contact)
| Experimental group | Trait | Fixed effects in LMM | LMM without litter effect | LMM with random litter effect | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | R ± SE | 95% CI | p | R ± SE | 95% CI | p | |||
| Before and after maturation (week 6 vs. 12) | Activity OF | Trial number + sex + test date | 83/52 | 0.64 ± 0.07 | [0.49, 0.77] | <0.001 | 0.47 ± 0.11 | [0.27, 0.70] | <0.001 |
| Boldness | Trial number | 83/52 | 0.39 ± 0.11 | [0.17, 0.59] | <0.001 | 0.36 ± 0.13 | [0.10, 0.58] | 0.002 | |
| Activity YM | Trial number | 81/51 | 0.42 ± 0.11 | [0.22, 0.63] | <0.001 | 0.07 ± 0.09 | [0, 0.31] | 0.237 | |
| Exploration | 77/52 | 0.41 ± 0.12 | [0.13, 0.59] | <0.001 | 0.13 ± 0.11 | [0, 0.39] | 0.180 | ||
| Spatial recognition | 81/51 | 0.11 ± 0.11 | [0, 0.36] | 0.010 | 0.00 | NA | NA | ||
| Before and after sexual contact (week 12 vs. 24) | Activity OF | 52/16 | 0.84 ± 0.06 | [0.70, 0.92] | <0.001 | 0.77 ± 0.12 | [0.46, 0.92] | <0.001 | |
| Boldness | Sex + trial number | 52/16 | 0.53 ± 0.15 | [0.24, 0.82] | <0.001 | 0.53 ± 0.18 | [0.04, 0.78] | 0.008 | |
| Activity YM | 51/16 | 0.70 ± 0.15 | [0.28, 0.87] | <0.001 | 0.00 ± 0.06 | [0, 0.19] | 0.500 | ||
| Exploration | 52/16 | 0.18 ± 0.19 | [0, 0.60] | 0.006 | 0.00 ± 0.11 | [0, 0.44] | 0.500 | ||
| Spatial recognition | 51/16 | 0.00 ± 0.15 | [0, 0.51] | 0.009 | 0.00 | NA | NA | ||
Sample sizes are given: first trial/ second trial. Italic p values were significant after Bonferroni correction (p < 0.013). NA indicates that the model did not converge because of too small/negative value of R
OF Open Field test, YM Y Maze test