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Following the task, there was a free choice period in which dyads could choose whether or not to make additional puzzles.
Snout vent length (SVL) and body mass were recorded both at the time of initial capture and after recapture at the conclusion of the mate choice period.
Receptive females that spent more time visiting high-quality males displayed greater energy expenditure on mate choice and lost more body mass during the mate choice period.
Resident males court visiting females almost continuously throughout the mate choice period, but males within a single lek can differ 10-fold in courtship display rate.
Females were classified as receptive if they were observed copulating with a territorial male or had developing follicles when assessed by ultrasound at the conclusion of the mate choice period.
Marine iguanas are in the process of growing follicles during the mate choice period, an activity which represents a significant energetic cost to females [20], [25], and likely contributes to the high degree of mass loss observed in receptive females.
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Smoke satiation reduced the number of denic puffs taken during choice periods, while prior nicotine administration did not affect puffing behavior.
Lonsdale et al. [ 11] compared student PA during structured lessons (no choice) and complete free choice periods, during which equipment was provided, but students were able to decide for themselves what activities they undertook.
A whole-brain regression analysis revealed a significant correlation between functional connectivity with the SMA during choice periods of accepted trials and behavioral apathy scores in anterior and posterior cingulate regions, including the dACC (Fig. 7), overlapping with the region identified for cost-benefit weighing previously (Fig. 4 d).
Additionally, in the free-choice period the dyads' degree of persistence was registered.
The experiment consisted in a 7-days adaptation period and a 6-days free-choice period during which PE and CR were offered simultaneously.
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