Table 3.
Summary information about pup infanticide detected in litters born from trio cages without litter overlap (TRIO-NO_OVERLAP) in the experimental study (VIDEO_TRACK).
Litter | Nb of Pups Born | Nb of Pups Weaned | Parity | Infanticide | Infanticidal Mouse | Time after Pup Birth | Comments |
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LA | 8 | 7 | 3 | Yes | Female cagemate | At birth | Gives birth to her own litter 21 h after the infanticide |
LB | 8 | 0 | 5 | Yes | Dam | <4 h after birth | Parturition issues (dystocia), the dam was culled 48 h after the start of the parturition |
LC | 9 | 7 | 3 | Yes | Dam | <4 h after birth | Pup seen moving but with a blue colour skin before infanticide |
LD | 8 | 0 | 4 | Probable | Dam | At birth | Eaten as soon as born but not seen moving, perhaps born dead |
Probable | Dam | <4 h after birth | It seems that all pups were visible and alive before the start of the event, but does not seem to kill (no vigorous head movements) | ||||
LE | 12 | 10 | 4 | Probable | Dam or Female cagemate | At birth | Eaten as soon as born but not seen moving, perhaps born dead. The two females handled and ate the pup at the start of the event. |
LF | 8 | 7 | 4 | Probable | Female cagemate | At birth | Eaten some minutes after birth but not seen moving, perhaps born dead |
LG | 9 | 4 | 3 | Probable | Female cagemate | At birth | Eaten as soon as born but not seen moving, perhaps born dead |
LH | 5 | 0 | 3 | Probable | Female cagemate | At birth | Eaten as soon as born but not seen moving, perhaps born dead |