The energetic costs of rough‐and‐tumble play in the juvenile rat

Siviy, Stephen M.; Atrens, Dale M.

doi:10.1002/dev.420250206

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The energetic costs of rough‐and‐tumble play in the juvenile rat

Siviy, Stephen M., Atrens, Dale M.·1992·Developmental Psychobiology

DOI 10.1002/dev.420250206

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The metabolic costs of rough-and-tumble play behavior were studied in juvenile rats. Using indirect calorimetry, it was determined that energy expenditure during play is increased by 66-104% over the resting metabolic rate, indicating that play accounts for between 2% and 3% of the total daily energy budget of the rat. In a subsequent experiment, food intake and body weight were monitored for 3 weeks in rats allowed to play for 1 hr/day and in rats not allowed to play. While the body weights of the two groups did not differ significantly from each other, those rats allowed to play ate 7% more over the 3-week period than did those rats not given an opportunity to play. These data are consistent with previous reports describing the energetic costs of mammalian play, with play accounting for less than 10% of the daily energy budget in three species tested so far. These data are also consistent with viewing play as a type of exercise and may lead to a better understanding of putative benefits of this behavior.

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Authors: Siviy, S. M., & Atrens, D. M.
Affiliations: Gettysburg College (US)
The University of Sydney (AU)
Corresponding author: Siviy, Stephen M.
ORCID: Siviy, Stephen M.
Venue: Developmental Psychobiology
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 1992-03
Volume: 25
Issue: 2
Pages: 137-148
ISSN: 0012-1630 (ISSN-L)
1098-2302
DOI: 10.1002/dev.420250206
OpenAlex: W1992527435
Cited by: 32
References: 44
Citations by year: 2024: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 4 · 2016: 1
FWCI: 1.83
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 4609 d)
Locations: Developmental Psychobiology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg College (Gettysburg College) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Physiological and biochemical adaptations
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Primate Behavior and Ecology
Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
Keywords: rough-and-tumble play, young rats, energy expenditure, energy balance, dietary intake, body weight
MeSH terms: Aging, Animals, Body Weight, Energy Intake, Carbon Dioxide, Energy Metabolism, Male, Oxygen, Play and Playthings, Rats, Inbred Strains, Rats

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