Table 1.
Body weight (grams) prior to and during social isolation or pairing in female and male prairie voles.
Baseline | Week 2 | Week 4 | ||
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Females | Paired | 46 ± 2 | 39 ± 2a | 42 ± 2a |
Isolated | 42 ± 2 | 40 ± 1a | 44 ± 1 | |
Males | Paired | 50 ± 4 | 54 ± 2 | 55 ± 2 |
Isolated | 50 ± 2 | 50 ± 2 | 49 ± 3 |
Note: Data are shown as mean ± SEM. There were no significant within- or between-group differences in body weight in either females or males.
P < 0.05 versus respective male group.