Play and exercise in the California ground squirrel

McDonald, Dennis L.

doi:10.1016/0003-3472(77)90129-4

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“…Object play was found to have little or no effect on the development of adult predatory skills in cats (Caro, 1980) or coyotes (Vincent & Bekoff, 1978). The locomotor activity associated with play has been reported to have little possible impact on physical fitness in California ground squirrels (McDonald, 1977). However, a more recent study (Siviy & Atrens, 1992) suggested that in juvenile rats play may serve as exercise.…”

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Play deprivation without social isolation: Housing controls

Holloway

Suter

2003

Developmental Psychobiology

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Three experiments were conducted to control for the effects of housing conditions during play deprivation on subsequent play rebound in periadolescent rats. To address play deprivation without the confound of social isolation, in Experiment 1, pairs of subjects were housed either in cages divided by wire mesh that allowed for olfactory, visual, auditory, and tactile interactions with a same-sex age-mate but prevented rough and tumble play or in standard cages. Running wheels were provided to similarly housed subjects in Experiment 2 to control for the ability to engage in physical activity. In Experiment 3, standard and brooder cages were used to control for the effects of housing area. Play-deprived subjects in all conditions showed a greatly increased number of play responses immediately following deprivation. The results from these experiments more clearly indicate that the absence of play is the crucial feature that brings about play rebound following deprivation.

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Play deprivation without social isolation: Housing controls

Holloway

Suter

2003

Developmental Psychobiology

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Effects of early social experience on activity and object investigation in the ferret

Chivers

Einon

1982

Developmental Psychobiology

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Earlier experiments have shown that many of the effects of early social isolation in the rat may be due to deprivation of social play. The isolated ferret, like the isolated rat, is hyperactive; furthermore, its hyperactivity appears to be related to deprivation of social play. However, the relationship between object investigation and social rearing is more complex in the ferret than it is in the rat.

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Play and exercise in the California ground squirrel

Cited by 30 publications

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Play deprivation without social isolation: Housing controls

Play deprivation without social isolation: Housing controls

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Effects of early social experience on activity and object investigation in the ferret

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