The feeding microstructure of male and female mice
Fig 6
The feeding microstructure of social mice feed ad libitum.
A-F. Shown are the meal size [A, kCal, (n = 10, *p<0.05 sex; ●p<0.05 age; °p<0.05 phase, F(14,183) = 2.01, p<0.05)], number of meals [B, counts per mouse, (n = 10, *p<0.05 sex, F(14,183) = 7.16, p<0.001)], intermeal interval [C, minutes, (n = 10, *p<0.05 sex; ●p<0.05 age, F(14,183) = 5.81, p<0.001)], meal duration [D, seconds, (n = 10, *p<0.05 sex; ●p<0.05 age; °p<0.05 phase, F(14,183) = 2.60, p<0.01)], feeding rate [E, calories per second, (n = 10, *p<0.05 sex; ●p<0.05 age; °p<0.05 phase, F(14,183) = 1.13, p = 0.33)] and the net energy intake calculated as the product of mean meal size and frequency [F, kCal, (n = 10, *p<0.05 sex; ●p<0.05 age, F(14,183) = 11.99, p<0.001)] of group-housed male and female mice at 10w, 20w and 30w of age fed ad libitum a chow diet. Data was recorded during 14 consecutive days and separated according to the two photoperiods of the day.