Structural consistency of exploratory behaviour of sub-adult and adult spiny mice (Acomys cahirinus) in seven different tests
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11310/24:10483083
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376635724000184?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376635724000184?via%3Dihub</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2024.105003" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.beproc.2024.105003</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Structural consistency of exploratory behaviour of sub-adult and adult spiny mice (Acomys cahirinus) in seven different tests
Original language description
The genus Acomys is of growing importance to many research fields. Previous research has shown that individuals differ when exploring new environments and that these behavioural strategies are consistent in time. In this study, we subjected 60 commensal Acomys cahirinus (37 males, 23 females) to a series of seven tests (free exploration, forced exploration under bright illumination, forced exploration under low illumination, hole board test, vertical activity test, elevated plus maze, and voluntary wheel running) to acquire independent behavioural traits and investigate whether and how personality develops in spiny mice. The full series of experiments was performed twice during ontogeny: once in the sub -adult stage (tested at 62-72 days of age) and once in the adult stage (102-112 days of age). We found that behaviour of the animals was repeatable both within (range of R values from 0.155 to 0.726) and across the two life -stages (0.238 to 0.563). While the structure of behaviour in adults was rather clear, it had not been fully crystalized in sub -adults, suggesting personality changes during maturation, even though some individual traits might be repeatable across ontogeny. Notably, the most consistent behavioural traits across the different tests were jumping and rearing, which are not commonly reported.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Behavioural Processes
ISSN
0376-6357
e-ISSN
1872-8308
Volume of the periodical
216
Issue of the periodical within the volume
"Article number 105003"
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
1-9
UT code for WoS article
001203056000001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85186076455