Table 1.
Behavior | Description |
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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.