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. 2021 Apr 9;11(4):1068. doi: 10.3390/ani11041068

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics of the variables analyzed in the free-exploration test (Phase II).

Trial Female Male
HB_H HB_L HB_H HB_L
Mean Stdv Mean Stdv Mean Stdv Mean Stdv
Time spent in the transporter (seconds)
H 53.489 16.865 78.091 21.987 57.950 18.938 71.255 30.743
T1 25.497 14.998 33.446 24.695 21.100 10.088 28.471 10.855
T2 27.500 11.119 39.975 25.770 38.097 13.819 38.350 25.722
T3 31.250 9.284 19.147 8.359 62.600 20.514 40.725 17.311
Time spent in the central zone of the chamber (seconds)
H 87.382 17.671 129.922 18.244 103.405 28.115 131.752 31.083
T1 42.113 16.224 86.806 26.956 65.422 28.689 88.218 30.795
T2 44.400 22.570 92.755 31.475 62.176 17.438 90.301 35.716
T3 86.138 40.483 86.452 32.073 83.218 26.809 100.955 30.661
Time spent in the unchanged zone of the chamber (seconds)
H 118.484 15.684 80.812 18.546 142.643 28.925 128.811 36.466
T1 69.950 29.519 52.200 22.475 77.350 20.072 77.278 36.888
T2 79.050 26.858 97.819 36.724 93.001 31.368 63.225 35.026
T3 80.276 27.460 107.424 38.002 78.147 29.488 81.350 32.115
Time spent in the changed zone of the chamber (seconds)
H 158.247 28.266 127.658 21.996 113.634 22.628 85.126 17.594
T1 279.091 43.538 244.774 43.715 254.278 37.004 223.808 33.103
T2 268.749 26.178 186.350 33.690 223.852 40.256 226.049 63.430
T3 219.426 46.717 203.725 44.906 193.411 28.945 194.200 48.507
Frequency of moving between the zones (left/right/transporter) of the chamber
H 16.600 4.537 18.200 2.654 19.100 2.648 18.500 4.238
T1 13.500 5.462 17.000 3.367 15.200 3.011 15.700 2.869
T2 11.800 4.341 16.200 3.490 17.000 3.266 15.400 2.836
T3 15.400 3.596 15.400 2.989 17.000 3.528 15.500 1.780
Time spent in contact with the tunnels in the unchanged zone of the chamber (seconds)
H 81.598 12.940 47.508 14.835 98.234 23.204 80.869 39.429
T1 48.350 23.602 30.000 14.163 51.704 14.573 48.825 29.438
T2 61.747 22.725 74.880 37.181 67.179 25.447 39.950 32.483
T3 63.954 25.023 80.030 32.701 56.068 20.425 55.650 30.935
Frequency of contact with the tunnels in the unchanged zone of the chamber
H 6.533 1.492 5.133 0.706 8.733 2.372 7.367 1.222
T1 4.500 1.958 4.700 1.636 6.300 1.567 5.400 1.776
T2 4.800 1.398 4.900 1.370 6.800 1.989 4.600 1.174
T3 4.700 1.337 5.200 0.632 6.100 2.079 5.400 1.174
Time spent in contact with the tunnels in the changed zone of the chamber (seconds)
H 111.982 19.581 76.694 14.877 75.809 18.746 51.297 17.797
T1 248.350 43.400 200.213 40.112 220.723 40.276 175.604 35.720
T2 243.399 30.898 152.952 32.536 192.424 37.455 182.876 56.932
T3 195.926 46.201 166.971 44.976 164.299 23.887 157.450 48.469
Frequency of contact with the tunnels in the changed zone of the chamber
H 7.700 1.836 7.500 1.672 7.100 1.277 6.333 1.812
T1 8.400 2.716 10.100 1.853 8.200 2.150 8.900 2.424
T2 6.900 1.370 7.600 0.966 9.600 2.171 8.900 2.726
T3 8.000 2.261 8.500 2.550 9.000 2.867 8.800 3.458

HB_H—high-activity group; HB_L—low-activity group; Stdv—standard deviation; H—habituation trials; T1—first test trial; T2—second test trial; T3—third test trial.