Consistent within-group covariance of septal and temporal hippocampal neurogenesis with behavioral phenotypes for exploration and memory retention across wild and laboratory small rodents.

•Temporal neurogenesis covaries with behavioral response to novelty in small wild and domesticated rodents.•Septal neurogenesis covaries with persevering behavior in a reversal task.•Analysis of within-group relations used an ANCOVA model, and findings are robust to phylogeny and wild or domesticated background of the animals.