Not exact matches
Two of the main
differences between baby and adult sleep cycles are the
duration of each type of sleep and the
overall length of the sleep cycle.
Because the animals that were exposed to escapable defeat were paired with the aggressive conspecific for less time, however, it is unclear whether the
difference in CD is due to the ability to control the end of the pairing or simply to the shorter
overall duration of defeat experienced.
Due to the inclusion of so many young dogs and the relatively short
duration of the study, no
overall difference in life expectancy for the two groups was noted (we'd expect 3 year old dogs to live for another couple of years).