Sex and social play in juvenile rats (Rattus norvegicus).
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The sex difference in play is often not detected in experiments that test animals in same-sex pairs.
“this difference is often not detected in experiments that test animals in same-sex pairs (e.g., Panksepp and Beatty, 1980; Panksepp, 1981; Thor and Holloway, 1984; Veenema et al., 2013; present results).”
From Sexually dimorphic role for vasopressin in the development of social play (2014) · cites this paper as Thor and Holloway, 1984
Detection of sex differences in play is highly sensitive to environmental conditions.
“Detection of sex differences in play is highly sensitive to environmental conditions (Thor and Holloway, 1984).”
From Sexually dimorphic role for vasopressin in the development of social play (2014) · cites this paper as Thor and Holloway, 1984
Sex differences in social play disappear when rats are briefly isolated and tested for social play in resident-intruder settings.
“However, these sex differences in social play disappear when rats are briefly isolated and tested for social play in resident-intruder settings (Panksepp & Beatty, 1980; Panksepp, 1981; Thor & Holloway, 1984).”
From Sex-specific modulation of juvenile social play by vasopressin (2013) · cites this paper as Thor & Holloway, 1984
Juvenile male rats exhibit more playful initiation behaviour than females.
“Juvenile male rats exhibit more playful initiation behaviour than females ( Meaney & Stewart, 1981; Pellis & Pellis, 1990; Thor & Holloway, 1984) and produce more USVs than females during social play including during pinning ( Kisko et al., 2021).”
From Stage 2 Registered Report: Refinement of tickling protocols to improve positive animal welfare in laboratory rats (2025) · cites this paper as Thor & Holloway, 1984
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Sex-specific modulation of juvenile social play by vasopressin
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“However, these sex differences in social play disappear when rats are briefly isolated and tested for social play in resident-intruder settings (Panksepp & Beatty, 1980; Panksepp, 1981; Thor & Holloway, 1984).”
BackgroundDevelopmental analyses of social play behavior in juvenile rats
Thor, D. H., & Holloway, W. R. (1984) · Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society · doi:10.3758/bf03333916 · Cited by 105 · see citing works
Self-citationThor, D. H., & Holloway, W. R. (1986) · Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.1037/0735-7044.100.2.275 · Cited by 73 · see citing works
Self-citationCharacterization of juvenile play in rats: importance of sex of self and sex of partner
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Sexually dimorphic role for vasopressin in the development of social play
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“…in mix-sex groups (Meaney and Stewart, 1981b; Olesen et al., 2005; Parent and Meaney, 2008), this difference is often not detected in experiments that test animals in same-sex pairs (e.g., Panksepp and Beatty, 1980; Panksepp, 1981; Thor and Holloway, 1984; Veenema et al., 2013; present results).”
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Sex differences in juvenile play behavior differ among rat strains
Northcutt, K. V., & Nwankwo, V. C. (2018) · Developmental Psychobiology · doi:10.1002/dev.21760 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
Bombail, V., Brown, S. M., Beyts, C., Martin, J. E., Li, T., Meddle, S. L., Mendl, M., Robinson, E. S., Hammond, T. J., Nielsen, B. L., et al. (2025) · F1000Research · doi:10.12688/f1000research.166417.2 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
“Juvenile male rats exhibit more playful initiation behaviour than females (Meaney & Stewart, 1981; Pellis & Pellis, 1990; Thor & Holloway, 1984) and produce more USVs than females during social play including during pinning (Kisko et al., 2021).”
- Authors
- Thor, D. H., & Holloway, W. R.
- Venue
- Journal of Comparative Psychology
- Published
- 1984-09
- Volume
- 98
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 276-284
- ISSN
- 0093-4127 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-2087
- 0735-7036
- OpenAlex
- W1981652939
- Cited by
- 48
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 4.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of comparative psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Keywords
- sexual behavior, social play, young rats, Rattus norvegicus, play behavior, sexual behavior development
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