Figure 1.
Licking and grooming (A) and arched-back nursing (B) behavior at PD2, PD6, PD14, and PD20 in separated (black) and unseparated (grey) dams. Separated dams were expressing significantly higher licking and grooming behavior. Amount of 50-kHz (C) and 22-kHz (D) frequencies calls: Separated dams (black) vocalized significantly more at 50-kHz and 22-kHz frequencies at the last day measured compared to control dams (grey). Mean number of 50-kHz and 22-kHz USV calls ± SEM are presented for n = 8 controls and n = 8 separated dams. Data were analyzed by student’s t-test.