Discrimination of olfactory sexual cues in staggerer mutant male mice

被引:5
作者
Deiss, V [1 ]
Féron, C [1 ]
Baudoin, C [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Paris 13, UPRESA CNRS 7025, Lab Ethol Expt & Comparee, F-93430 Villetaneuse, France
关键词
C57BL/6 male mice; staggerer mutation; olfactory discrimination; olfactory preference;
D O I
10.1016/S0031-9384(98)00345-X
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Generally, staggerer male mice do not express any preference between oestrous and anoestrous female odours in a choice test situation. The staggerer ability to discriminate between these olfactory sexual cues was evaluated in an habituation-dishabituation paradigm. In this situation it was found that the staggerer mice discriminate between these two odours. The lack of sexual odour preference in staggerer male mice is discussed through hormonal and neurological interpretation. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Inc.
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页码:631 / 634
页数:4
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