Female sexual preferences differ in Mus spicilegus and Mus musculus domesticus: the role of familiarization and sexual experience
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The effect of familiarization and sexual experience on the sexual preference of the female house mouse, Mus musculus domesticus, and female mound-builder mouse, Mus spicilegus, was investigated during two states of sexual activity. These two states are the postpartum oestrus of paired females and the osestrus of females familiarized with males. Results suggested a strong pair bond in breeding pairs in M. spicilegus that can be established through familiarization. The sexual selection behavior in M. spicilegus was found to be contrary to that of the house mouse.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1998
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Olfactory preferences in two strains of wild mice, Mus musculus musculus and Mus musculus domesticus, and their hybrids
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Olfactory preferences in two strains of wild mice, Mus musculus domesticus, and Mus musculus musculus, as well as their hybrids were studied to determine the function of olfactory cues in mate selection and their effect on the properties of the hybrid zone. The results revealed a conservative choice pattern with the mice preferring the smell of their own subspecies. However, M. m. domesticus did not exhibit any preference, enabling them to copulate with individuals from different subspecies.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1998
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Communal nesting and communal nursing in house mice, Mus musculus domesticus
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Increased chances of pup survival were the major factor behind communal nesting, at least in semi-natural enclosures of house mice. There is a significant reduction in conspecific infanticide in communal nests as compared to single-mother nests. The hypothesis that communal nesting protects from conspecific infanticide has been studied in the semi-natural population of house mice. Communal nursing, a rare phenomenon among animals, naturally follows from communal nesting.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1995
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