Motivational Systems of Agonistic Behavior in Muroid Rodents TABLE I b:
Terminology of Offense Motor Patterns in Various Muroid Rodents
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Approach |
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Bite-and-kick attack |
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Offensive sideways posture |
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Offensive upright posture

Family Muridae (continued)

M musculus Van Oortmerssen, 1971 Chasing Rushing or leaping attack Mincing

Side display
Boxing posture

Otomys irroratus Davis, 1972 Approach

Chase
Locked fighting

Chase and bite rump
Lateral display Offensive posture

Boxing and pushing

Notomys alexis Stanley, 1971 Stalking

Rushing

Chase
Locked fighting

Attack leap

Chase and bite
(not mentioned) Rearing

Sparring

Apodemus sylvaticus Bovet, 1972 Elongate approach

Chase
Locked fight

Jump
(not mentioned) Upright posture

Warding

Family Cricetidae

Peromyscus species Eisenberg, 1968 Elongate approach

Rush

Chase
Locked fighting with rolling, biting and kicking Side approach Upright

Warding or striking

Me auratus Payne, 1974a Chase Attack

Fight
Sideways offensive posture Upright offensive posture

Meriones unguiculatus Swanson, 1974 Chase Rolling, locked fighting Sideways offensive Upright offensive boxing

Rhombomys opimus Goltzman et al, 1977 Priblizhenie Ataki s ukusami Bolkavaya stoika Vertikalnaya stoika napadenia

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