THE ROLE OF ULTRASONIC VOCALIZATIONS IN THE REGULATION OF REPRODUCTION IN RATS
THE ROLE OF ULTRASONIC VOCALIZATIONS IN THE REGULATION OF REPRODUCTION IN RATS
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1749-6632.1986.tb27996.x
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发表时间：
1986-12-31
影响因子：
5.2
通讯作者：
THOMAS, DA
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作者：
BARFIELD, RJ;THOMAS, DA
对于不经意的观察者来说，许多啮齿动物似乎很少发声。通常情况下，就像老鼠一样，人们只在受到痛苦或压力刺激时才听到尖叫或哭泣。几乎听不到自发的发声或针对同种的发声。然而，有充分的证据表明，许多小型啮齿动物在超声波范围内发声，它们也能听到这些声音。也许是因为我们听不到这些叫声，所以我们倾向于低估声音交流在大鼠、小鼠和其他小型啮齿动物中的重要性。对于小型啮齿动物，嗅觉提供了一个主要的社会沟通渠道，特别是在繁殖。[2]触觉刺激在生殖行为和生理的调节中也是非常重要的吗？在交配活动中产生的超声波发声是否也有助于啮齿动物生殖的协调？我们一直在研究这个问题，在大鼠和我们的一些发现将在这篇评论中提出。成年大鼠发出超声波呼叫在交配和侵略活动，也同时调查陌生地区。幼鼠和许多其他啮齿动物一样，也会发出超声波。此外，哺乳期大鼠也可能产生超声波叫声？下面的讨论将主要集中在性活动期间发生的这些呼叫以及它们在生殖协调中的可能作用。
To the casual observer, many rodents appear to vocalize only rarely. Usually, as with rats, one hears squeaks or cries only in response to painful or stressful stimulation. There is little audible spontaneous vocalization or vocalization directed to conspecifics. Yet, there is ample evidence that many small rodents vocalize in the ultrasonic range and that they can hear these sounds as well.’Perhaps it is because we cannot hear these calls that we tend to minimize the importance of acoustical communication in animals such as rats, mice, and other small rodents. For small rodents, olfaction provides a major channel for social communication, especially in reproduction. 2 Tactile stimulation, too, is of major importance in the regulation of reproductive behavior and physiology? Do ultrasonic vocalizations produced during mating activity also contribute to the coordination of reproduction in rodents? We have been investigating this question in rats and some of our findings will be presented in this review.Adult rats emit ultrasonic calls during mating and aggressive activity, and also while investigating strange areas. Infant rats, like many other rodents, also vocalize ultra~ onically.~ In addition, lactating rats may also produce ultrasonic calls? The discussion that follows will focus primarily on those calls occurring during sexual activity and their possible roles in the coordination of reproduction.