Mice Recognise Mice in Neighbouring Rearing Cages and Change Their Social Behaviour

Figure 1

Preference tests for cagemate, neighbour, and stranger mice in the social interaction test apparatus. (a, d, g) Schematic diagram of the apparatus of this experiment. Two transparent cages are placed at both ends of a square apparatus. A radius of 18 cm around the transparent cage was set around the cage (around cage). For each mouse, three tests were conducted according to the figure. Cagemates, neighbours, and strangers mice were placed in transparent cages. Preference tests for cagemate and stranger mice: number of entries into around cage (b) and time spent around the cage (c). Preference tests for cagemate and neighbour mice: number of entries into around cage (e) and time spent around the cage (f). Preference tests for neighbour and stranger mice: number of entries into around cage (h) and time spent around the cage (i). All data are presented as box plots. The values were calculated using paired -tests. animals per trial. (b) , (c) , (e) , (f) , (h) , and (i) . , .