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Male mice (Mus domesticus) were reared in groups of 2 or 3 males until 13 weeks of age. They then fought each other every third day. Aggressiveness was quantified on the basis of the frequency of aggressive behavior shown by each mouse in each match. The data suggest that there was positive correlation between the levels of aggression of the cage-mates in the 2-male group. Significant correlations also existed between the most doninant and subordinate males and between the secondary and the subordinate males in the 3-male group. The aggressiveness of male mice correlated positively with that of their cage-mates from 65 to 91 days of age but did not correlate with that of the cage-mate living together from 35 to 61 days of age.
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Hayashi, S. Aggressiveness of male mice: Cooperation between cage-mates. J. Ethol. 13, 57–61 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02352563
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