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Open-field behavior was observed in 10-min tests of 10 males of each of eight taxa of muroid rodents. Results parallel those of an earlier study of muroid rodents by Wilson, Vacek, Lanier, and Dewsbury (1976). Considerable variation among species was found for measures of locomotion, boli deposited, and most other behavioral patterns recorded. As in the Wilson et al. (1976) study, animals displayed a strong tendency to seek walls. Correlation coefficients between measures of locomotor-exploratory behavior and number of boli are presented for 20 taxa of muroid rodents; no support is found for a negative correlation between these measures for these taxa.
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Webster, D.G., Baumgardner, D.J. & Dewsbury, D.A. Open-field behavior in eight taxa of muroid rodents. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 13, 90–92 (1979). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335022
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