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. 2020 Feb 10;15(2):e0220221. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220221

Table 2. Behavioral responses in arena test (AT) of female kids during 5 consecutive days.

Item Treatment1 SED2 Effect (P-value)
IUTN IUHS Trt3 Day Trt×Day
No. of squares entered 43.4 31.5 4.87 0.115 0.009 0.704
No. of jumps 1.54 1.15 0.48 0.586 0.001 0.546
No. of sniffs of the arena 33.5 26.7 1.62 0.007 0.001 0.335
No. of vocalizations 171 150 11.7 0.200 0.001 0.001
Time spent moving forward, s 54.8 44.9 7.06 0.282 0.001 0.123

1 IUTN, kids born to dams exposed to thermal-neutral conditions during the first 45 days of gestation (n = 16); IUHS, kids born to dams exposed to heat stress conditions during the first 45 days of gestation (n = 10).

2 Standard error of the difference.

3 Trt, treatment effect (IUHS vs. IUTN).