| protein deficiency decreases stereotypic behavior frequency and prevalence and activity in the striped mouse rhabdomys dilectus chakae. | diverse motivational triggers, including diet, elicit stereotypic behavior. we investigated whether diets comprised of different protein levels but similar levels of energy were associated with the occurrence of locomotor stereotypies in the striped mouse rhabdomys dilectus chakae. in a first experiment, 20 stereotypic and 20 non-stereotypic (10 subjects per sex and per group) juvenile (40 days old) subjects were placed on baseline (bp), high (hp) or low protein (lp) diet treatments (120 subject ... | 2017 | 29152736 |
| pre- and postnatal dietary protein deficiency influences anxiety, memory and social behaviour in the african striped mouse rhabdomys dilectus chakae. | dietary protein deficiency influences the behavioural phenotypes of mammals. we studied whether protein deficiency during gestation and/or post-weaning heightened anxiety, reduced memory recall and influenced competitive ability in the african striped mouse rhabdomys dilectus chakae. mice were subjected to five protein diet treatments, which they received continuously, or were raised on one diet to weaning and switched to an alternate diet post-weaning (day 16): 1) hp-hp: high protein (24%); fir ... | 2016 | 27080079 |
| dietary protein influences the life-history characteristics across generations in the african striped mouse rhabdomys. | the level of dietary protein determines the onset of reproduction, affects offspring growth and maturation, and hence influences life-history traits and fitness. however, to date, the long-term life-history consequences of protein deficiency are not well understood. we studied the transgenerational effects of different levels of dietary protein on the life-history and level of maternal behavior of the striped mouse rhabdomys dilectus chakae in captivity. breeding pairs were assigned to three tre ... | 2015 | 25589162 |