ArticleBehavioural processes2018
Preference in female laboratory mice is influenced by social experience.
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- Under or Absent Reporting of Light Stimuli in Testing of Anxiety-Like Behaviors in Rodents: The Need for Standardization.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
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- Hidden in plain sound: the scientific potential of house mouse squeaks.Biology letters · 2025Review
- Geographical distribution and species variation of gut microbiota in small rodents from the agro-pastoral transition ecotone in northern China.Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
- Attraction of female house mice to male ultrasonic courtship vocalizations depends on their social experience and estrous stage.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
Mice must perceive and interpret the signals they are presented with to evaluate potential mates, and should show a preference for high quality conspecifics. The present experiment was designed to investigate preference for acoustic, olfactory, and acoustic + olfactory signals in laboratory mice. Eighteen female CBA/CaJ mice, socially housed or isolated, were tested to evaluate preference for signals produced by males. Social experience influenced female preference for male USV playback and soiled bedding. Female mice who had experience with males showed a stronger preference for olfactory signals, whereas female mice with experience only with other females preferred USV playback. Isolated mice showed a greater preference for signals of different modalities presented together than socially experienced mice. This preference may have occurred because of increased motivation to make social contact. The findings of this experiment illustrate that social experience could play a role in mate choice.
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