Table 3.
In experiment 4, mean and standard error of the means for the number of vaginal scent markings (VM) or flank markings (FM) in the 15-minute preference test. Mean and standard error of the mean and the standard error of the mean for the total time spent sniffing a male, grooming, digging, biting the barrier separating the male from the female, eating food, and hoarding food.
| Treatment/Behavior | #Vaginal Marks |
#Flank Marks |
Time Sniffing the Male (sec) |
Time Grooming (sec) |
Time Digging (sec) |
Time Biting (sec) |
Time Eating Food (sec) |
Time Hoarding Food (sec) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ad libitum-fed Saline-treated | 8.33 ± 3.66 | 0.83 ± 0.54 | 190 ± 61.5 | 114.2 ± 33.8 | 54.2 ± 19.9 | 25 ± 21.1 | 6.67 ± 6.67 | 0.305 ± 0.305 |
| Ad libitum-fed RFRP-3-treated | 3.63 ± 1.27 | 1 ± 0.5 | 65.6 ± 19.9 | 68.8 ± 34.1 | 168.8 ± 27.9 | 66.3 ± 17.2 | 69.7 ± 21.9* | 0.613 ± 0.403 |
| Food-restricted Saline-treated | 3.13 ± 2.17 | 0.37 ± 0.18 | 70.6 ± 23.5 | 55 ± 33.9 | 216.9 ± 53.4 | 28.1 ± 18.4 | 125.6 ± 32.6* | 32.69 ± 8.09* |
| Food- restricted RFRP3-treated | 9 ± 5.23 | 0 | 111 ± 64.8 | 35 ± 13.8 | 116 ± 70.6 | 80 ± 63 | 123 ± 65.8* | 19.75 ± 7.93* |