Table 3.
Duration of episodes of asymmetrical slow-wave sleep in fur seals under baseline conditions and during bilateral slow-wave SD and SR
| Episode duration | Baseline | Sleep deprivation |
Recovery | ANOVA (p value) | Tukey post hoc test |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | SD vs B | SD vs SR | R vs B | |||||
| <1 min | n/d | 67 (6) | 96 (16) | 110 (24) | 103 (13) | 70 (20) | ns | – | – | – |
| <1 min | % B | 100 (0) | 146 (29) | 159 (25) | 155 (19) | 100 (24) | – | – | – | – |
| 1–3 min | n/d | 21 (6) | 41 (12) | 56 (22) | 43 (16) | 16 (8) | <0.02 | SD2 > B* | SD2 > SR* | – |
| 1–3 min | % B | 100 (0) | 187 (12) | 235 (56) | 192 (39) | 69 (19) | – | – | – | – |
| >3 min | n/d | 9 (4) | 16 (6) | 14 (4) | 19 (8) | 11 (5) | ns | – | – | – |
| >3 min | % B | 100 (0) | 259 (58) | 296 (93) | 405 (131) | 157 (55) | – | – | – | – |
Data are presented as the number of episodes per day (n/d) and percentage of baseline (% B). The data are mean ± SEM (in parentheses). ANOVA, Repeated measures ANOVA. * p < 0.05. ns, not significant.