Sentence examples for head dipping from inspiring English sources

However, no significant increases were observed in the number of head dipping in case mice treated with diazepam (1 mg/kg).

The total duration of head dipping into the holes by Slitrk6-KO mice was more than twice that of WT (Fig. 4D; P = 0.046).

The hole board apparatus was used in the measurement of head dipping behavioral responses of mice to an unfamiliar environment.

Our results showed that methanolic extract (200 mg/kg) of urtica urens increased the head dipping corroborating the anxiolytic-like effect previously shown in the light- dark test.

The hole board test is useful for modeling anxiety in animals, in this test an anxiolytic-like state may be reflected by an increase in head –dipping behaviors [ 30, 31].

Mr. Greensmith's movements were the most overtly expressive, his head dipping and nodding with the music.

During each 10 min trial, the distance moved was measured, as was the frequency, duration and latency of ethologically derived behaviours including rearing, stretching, grooming and head-dipping.

The second interpretation of the initial drop in head-dipping frequency is that head-dipping could represent a fearful, neophobic response, such that, on first exposure to the apparatus, the animal actively attempts to find an escape route (Renner, 1990).

If this interpretation of head-dipping is correct, we would also predict that, as head-dipping behaviour declines, fearfulness would also decline.

If head-dipping behaviour is a measure of neophilia, the frequency of head-dipping is therefore predicted to decrease over repeated sessions.

Like other dabbling ducks, the Gadwall feeds on aquatic vegetation from the surface of the water by head-dipping and upending; it also will graze from land.