Male mice song syntax depends on social contexts and influences female preferences.
Male mice song syntax depends on social contexts and influences female preferences.
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DOI：
10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00076
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发表时间：
2015
影响因子：
3
通讯作者：
Jarvis ED
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作者：
Chabout J;Sarkar A;Dunson DB;Jarvis ED
2005年，Holy和Guo提出了雄性小鼠产生超声波发声（USV）的想法，这些声音具有类似鸣禽求爱歌曲的某些特征。从那时起，研究表明，雄性小鼠在不同的背景下（性和其他）发出USV歌曲，并拥有多音节的曲目。对于它们发声的可塑性，人们仍有争论。但是，使用多音节词汇表可以增加潜在的灵活性和信息，即如何组织和重组成分，即句法。在许多鸟类物种中，调节歌曲句法与性行为和配偶偏好具有行为学相关性。在这项研究中，我们将成年雄性小鼠暴露于不同的社会背景下，并开发了一种新的方法来分析他们的USV的基础上songbird句法分析。我们发现，雄性小鼠修改他们的语法，包括特定的序列，序列的长度，剧目组成和光谱特征，根据刺激和社会背景。雄性在对雌性唱歌时会发出更长、更简单的音节和序列，但在对新鲜的雌性尿液做出反应时会发出更复杂的音节和序列。播放实验表明，雌性更喜欢复杂的歌曲比简单的。我们建议复杂的歌曲是为了吸引女性，而直接简单的序列用于直接求爱。这些结果表明，尽管小鼠的声音修改能力有限得多，但它们仍然可以作为动物模型来理解鸣禽用于的一些声音通信功能。
In 2005, Holy and Guo advanced the idea that male mice produce ultrasonic vocalizations (USV) with some features similar to courtship songs of songbirds. Since then, studies showed that male mice emit USV songs in different contexts (sexual and other) and possess a multisyllabic repertoire. Debate still exists for and against plasticity in their vocalizations. But the use of a multisyllabic repertoire can increase potential flexibility and information, in how elements are organized and recombined, namely syntax. In many bird species, modulating song syntax has ethological relevance for sexual behavior and mate preferences. In this study we exposed adult male mice to different social contexts and developed a new approach of analyzing their USVs based on songbird syntax analysis. We found that male mice modify their syntax, including specific sequences, length of sequence, repertoire composition, and spectral features, according to stimulus and social context. Males emit longer and simpler syllables and sequences when singing to females, but more complex syllables and sequences in response to fresh female urine. Playback experiments show that the females prefer the complex songs over the simpler ones. We propose the complex songs are to lure females in, whereas the directed simpler sequences are used for direct courtship. These results suggest that although mice have a much more limited ability of song modification, they could still be used as animal models for understanding some vocal communication features that songbirds are used for.
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作者：
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通讯作者：
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影响因子：
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DOI：
10.1111/j.2517-6161.1995.tb02031.x
发表时间：
1995-01-01
影响因子：
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作者：
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通讯作者：
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