Table 2.
Behavior during the blockade of partner preferences
CSF | PTX | CTX | Sp shell | Rp shell | |
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24 h with mating | |||||
Mating bouts (n) | 28.2 ± 8.7* | 16.5 ± 5.3 | 14.6 ± 5.5 | 19.0 ± 6.2 | 20.9 ± 4.1 |
Contact duration (min) | 801.1 ± 65.5 | 603.7 ± 129.0 | 831.5 ± 42.8 | 808.0 ± 60.2 | 838.3 ± 13.7 |
Contact frequency (n) | 64.5 ± 11.1a,b** | 76.0 ± 6.4a | 50.4 ± 4.6b | 73.4 ± 5.4a | 71.5 ± 9.1a,b |
Partner preference test | 125.6 ± 26.5 | 144.8 ± 19.5 | 103.6 ± 16.6 | 106.3 ± 18.9 | 144.7 ± 50.9 |
Cage entries (n) |
*Mean ± SEM.
**Alphabetic letters indicate group differences (p < 0.05) shown by a SNK post hoc test following a one-way ANOVA.