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Comparison of exploratory behavior of male and female woodlice (Armadillidium vulgare)

There are several studies in the literature showing that male and female rats explore novel environments and exhibit different exploration patterns when submitted to different apparatuses. In general, female rats spend more time moving and exploring the apparatuses than males do. A previous study sh...

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Autores principales: Cazentine, M., Bonuti, R., Morato, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10591491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37878886
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1414-431X2023e12902
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description There are several studies in the literature showing that male and female rats explore novel environments and exhibit different exploration patterns when submitted to different apparatuses. In general, female rats spend more time moving and exploring the apparatuses than males do. A previous study showed that male woodlice (Armadillidium vulgare) explore novel environments in a very similar way to male rats (Rattus norvegicus) when tested in apparatuses analogous to the open-field test and light/dark box. Since that study was conducted only with male rats and woodlice, and since they exhibited very similar patterns of behavior, the present experiment aimed at investigating whether male and female woodlice explore novel environments with different behavioral patterns. Female and male woodlice were tested in the open-field and in the dry/moist box. Results obtained in the open-field test showed that both males and females remained longer in the corners than along the walls and avoided staying in the center. However, females remained longer along the walls and less in the corners. In the dry/moist box, there were no significant differences between the sexes: both females and males remained significantly longer in the moist compartment.
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spelling pubmed-105914912023-10-24 Comparison of exploratory behavior of male and female woodlice (Armadillidium vulgare) Cazentine, M. Bonuti, R. Morato, S. Braz J Med Biol Res Research Article There are several studies in the literature showing that male and female rats explore novel environments and exhibit different exploration patterns when submitted to different apparatuses. In general, female rats spend more time moving and exploring the apparatuses than males do. A previous study showed that male woodlice (Armadillidium vulgare) explore novel environments in a very similar way to male rats (Rattus norvegicus) when tested in apparatuses analogous to the open-field test and light/dark box. Since that study was conducted only with male rats and woodlice, and since they exhibited very similar patterns of behavior, the present experiment aimed at investigating whether male and female woodlice explore novel environments with different behavioral patterns. Female and male woodlice were tested in the open-field and in the dry/moist box. Results obtained in the open-field test showed that both males and females remained longer in the corners than along the walls and avoided staying in the center. However, females remained longer along the walls and less in the corners. In the dry/moist box, there were no significant differences between the sexes: both females and males remained significantly longer in the moist compartment. Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2023-10-20 /pmc/articles/PMC10591491/ /pubmed/37878886 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1414-431X2023e12902 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Comparison of exploratory behavior of male and female woodlice (Armadillidium vulgare)
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10591491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37878886
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1414-431X2023e12902
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