Changes in the pattern of exploratory behavior are associated with the emergence of social dominance relationships in male rats
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This study examined the effect of the establishment of dominance relationships and subordination on exploratory behavior for both postpubertal and adult male rats. Prior to an open field test, subjects were housed either in isolation (IS) or in littermate pairs (PS) with mild dominance relationships without overt victory or defeat, or in pairs with clear hierarchical relationships as dominants (DOM) or subordinates (SUB). Stretch‐attend postures and entries into the center area of the open‐field were measured as an index of passive and active exploratory behavior, respectively, and crossings in the peripheral area were counted as activity. SUB rats, both postpubertal and adult, displayed less activity and lower levels of active exploratory behavior, whereas adult IS rats showed higher levels of active exploratory behavior compared to the other groups. Furthermore, both DOM and PS rats exhibited a more passive pattern of exploratory behavior in adulthood than in postpuberty. Thus the results show that an increase in the active exploratory pattern is inhibited by the establishment of social relationships among adult rats, while a decrease in activity is a primarily effect of subordination. The capacity to change exploratory patterns following subordination is found even in the postpubertal stage when adultlike social relationships have not yet appeared. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Dev Psychobiol 48: 39–47, 2006.
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- Authors
- Arakawa, H.
- Affiliations
- Chukyo University (JP)
- Corresponding author
- Arakawa, Hiroyuki
- ORCID
- Arakawa, Hiroyuki
- Venue
- Developmental Psychobiology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2005-12-27
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 39-47
- ISSN
- 0012-1630 (ISSN-L)
- 1098-2302
- OpenAlex
- W2013266110
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 52
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 3.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Developmental Psychobiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Keywords
- exploratory behavior, social dominance, subordination, dominance hierarchy, male rats, open field behavior, isolation, interpersonal relationships
- MeSH terms
- Age Factors, Animals, Behavior, Animal, Body Weight, Exploratory Behavior, Male, Social Behavior, Social Dominance, Weight Gain, Rats, Wistar, Rats
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