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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2021 Jun 8;60(11):1382–1393. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.04.021

Table 1.

Intruder Challenge Behavioral Ethogram

Behavior Description

Aggression Focal subject gives/receives aggression to/from the intruder/cagemates. Contact (e.g., bites, slaps) and non-contact (eg, threats, lunges) are counted.
Latency to approach intruder Time from the start of test until the focal subject first enters proximity (1m) to the intruder.
Approach intruder Number of times the focal subject enters proximity (1m) to the intruder.
Activity Focal subject moves across the substrate (eg, walking, running, swinging across cage, etc.).
Environmental exploration Focal subject engages in active manual, oral, or pedal examination, exploration, or manipulation of the environment.
Social contact Focal subject is within arm’s reach of the cagemates.
Behavioral withdrawal Focal subject remains motionless, and does not engage in social interaction, activity, or environmental exploration.
Stereotypy Focal subject engages in repetitive, nonadaptive, rhythmic movement (e.g., pacing, flipping, saluting).
Threat vocalizations Focal subject emits aggressive barks.

Note. Behaviors were scored as duration (seconds), with the exception of threat vocalizations, aggression, and approach intruder, which were scored as frequencies.