Motivational Systems of Agonistic Behavior in Muroid Rodents

TABLE I b: Terminology of Offense Motor Patterns in Various Muroid Rodents

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| |	Genus and species	| |	Authors	| |	Approach	| |	Bite-and-kick attack	| |	Offensive sideways posture	| |	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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