Table 4.
Partner preference test statistics.
| Sex | Group | Partner contact | Stranger contact | Contact difference | Neutral zone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner preference 1 | Males | Control | 864.4 ± 187.6 | 409.1 ± 114.4 | 455.3 ± 265.0 | 2,756.5 ± 243.1 |
| Low | 357.7 ± 235.2 | 545.3 ± 276.1 | –187.7 ± 421.2 | 3,546.0 ± 428.8 | ||
| Medium | 531.5 ± 264.9 | 887.0 ± 357.6 | –355.5 ± 546.2 | 2,567.0 ± 290.4 | ||
| High | 687.0 ± 262.3 | 472.2 ± 210.4 | 214.8 ± 422.5 | 2,978.6 ± 393.5 | ||
| Females | Control | 704.7 ± 190.9 | 151.8 ± 91.5 | 552.9 ± 229.7 | 4,242.7 ± 431.7 | |
| Low | 767.5 ± 409.4 | 189.5 ± 118.2 | 578.0 ± 460.6 | 3,220.8 ± 526.8 | ||
| Medium | 418.2 ± 179.5 | 472.6 ± 242.1 | –54.4 ± 360.4 | 3,304.1 ± 392.7 | ||
| High | 453.8 ± 233.8 | 724.7 ± 248.0 | –270.9 ± 409.6 | 3,492.2 ± 527.7 | ||
| Partner preference 2 | Males | Control | 1,931.8 ± 240.2 | 185.4 ± 79.8 | 1,746.3 ± 286.8 | 2,296.7 ± 197.1 |
| Low | 2,107.1 ± 329.9 | 4.1 ± 2.7 | 2,103.0 ± 330.8 | 2,186.3 ± 383.9 | ||
| Medium | 877.8 ± 339.9 | 617.8 ± 211.9 | 260.0 ± 491.5 | 2,445.7 ± 257.1 | ||
| High | 712.0 ± 302.5 | 555.3 ± 233.1 | 156.7 ± 462.1 | 2750.5 ± 692.5 | ||
| Females | Control | 1,921.0 ± 267.8 | 68.7 ± 53.4 | 1,855.4 ± 283.6 | 2,511.8 ± 266.4 | |
| Low | 2,084.6 ± 413.4 | 198.9 ± 198.9 | 1,905.6 ± 490.8 | 2,147.1 ± 311.2 | ||
| Medium | 2,527.2 ± 270.2 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 2,527.2 ± 270.2 | 1,706.9 ± 338.8 | ||
| High | 1,856.8 ± 337.0 | 97.4 ± 97.4 | 1,770.2 ± 397.6 | 2,756.4 ± 307.9 | ||
Values represent empirical means ± SEM. All variables are measured in seconds. Contact behaviors represent total time spent in social immobility (seconds), while neutral zone is the time spent in the neutral cage.