Table 1.
Social status | Submissive behavior (sec) (mean ± SEM) |
Aggressive behavior (sec) (mean ± SEM) |
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Day 1 | Day 7 | Day 14 | Day 1 | Day 7 | Day 14 | |
Subordinate | 229.45 ± 39.17 | 204.76 ± 13.66 | 201.41 ± 17.46 | ___ | ___ | ___ |
Dominant | ___ | ___ | ___ | 177.04 ± 28.31 | 134.39 ± 22.83 | 152.20 ± 27.08 |
Subjects were weight-matched in resident-intruder dyads and paired daily in social encounters for 14 days. Day 1 encounters were 600 sec in duration, while days 7 and 14 encounters were 300 sec in duration. Dominants displayed high rates of aggression throughout all 14 days, while subordinates maintained high rates of submissive behavior. No dominant animals exhibited submissive behavior and no subordinates showed aggression.