Table 1.
Data showing values of behavioral parameters against exposure duration.
| Time (hours) | n | Behavioral Parameter Analyzed |
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| Locomotion |
Feeding |
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| Reversals |
Turn counts |
Omega Bends |
Peristaltic Speed |
Pharyngeal Pumping |
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| C | E | C | E | C | E | C | E | C | E | ||
| 0 | 30 | 318.23 ± 6.31 | – | 67.43 ± 4.37 | – | 2.16 ± 1.17 | – | 12.91 ± 0.65 | – | 252 ± 5.14 | – |
| 2 | 30 | 285.43 ± 4.17 | 299.4± 3.49 | 66.36 ± 3.69 | 43.233 ± 3.430 | 3.2 ± 1.03 | 5 ± 1.59 | 11.79 ± 0.43 | 8.09 ± 0.33 | 250.33 ± 4.30 | 222.66 ± 5.28 |
| 4 | 30 | 263.30 ± 5.18 | 280.73 ± 6.30 | 54.23 ± 3.51 | 34.133 ± 2.515 | 5.13 ± 1.90 | 7.36 ± 2.09 | 11.57 ± 0.38 | 7.74 ± 0.47 | 225.26 ± 3.46 | 173.53 ± 3.98 |
| 6 | 30 | 242.23 ± 4.88 | 263.33 ± 5.20 | 47.23 ± 4.90 | 31.466 ± 4.554 | 6.1 ± 1.15 | 8.1 ± 1.74 | 10.78 ± 0.36 | 7.08 ± 0.32 | 205.2 ± 3.58 | 162.4 ± 3.61 |
| 8 | 30 | 223.46 ± 10.88 | 252.16 ± 4.80 | 44.86 ± 3.33 | 25.9 ± 4.641 | 4.46 ± 1.87 | 5.63 ± 2.04 | 9.94 ± 0.38 | 6.86 ± 0.37 | 184.73 ± 3.61 | 123.63 ± 4.31 |
| 10 | 30 | 187.9 ± 6.321 | 230.6 ± 7.98 | 17.96 ± 2.83 | 15.96 ± 2.00 | 3.4 ± 1.45 | 4.83 ± 1.08 | 9.62 ± 0.39 | 5.7 ± 0.38 | 172.4 ± 3.035 | 99.13 ± 3.58 |
| 12 | 30 | 137.133 ± 3.848 | 183.80 ± 3.44 | 17.433 ± 1.454 | 15.1 ± 1.90 | 1.93 ± 1.33 | 3.13 ± 1.07 | 9.46 ± 1.60 | 5.46 ± 0.26 | 171.966 ± 2.173 | 92.96 ± 3.44 |
Table 1 represents data for feeding and locomotion behavioral pattern (reversals, omega bends, turn counts and peristaltic speed) for control and exposed groups against time interval from 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 hours. The data is represented as Mean ± SD (n = 30) for each group.