Female mice respond to male ultrasonic 'songs' with approach behaviour.
Female mice respond to male ultrasonic 'songs' with approach behaviour.
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雌性老鼠对男性超声波“歌曲”的反应。
DOI：
10.1098/rsbl.2009.0317
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发表时间：
2009-10-23
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影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Fischer J
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作者：
Hammerschmidt K;Radyushkin K;Ehrenreich H;Fischer J
小鼠的超声波发声正吸引越来越多的关注，因为它们已被认为是转基因品系中的信息读出器。此外，当雄性老鼠暴露在雌性老鼠或它们的气味中时，雄性老鼠会产生一系列复杂的超声波发声（“歌声”），这一观察引发了一场争论，即这些声音在结构和功能上是否类似于鸟类的歌声。我们对骑自行车的雌性小鼠进行了播放实验，以探索雄性小鼠歌曲的功能。使用位置偏好设计，我们表明，这些发声引起的方法在女性的行为。相反，播放小狗隔离呼叫或口哨般的人工控制声音并没有引起接近反应。令人惊讶的是，雌性也没有回应幼崽的隔离呼叫。此外，雌性反应与生殖周期无关，即是否处于发情期。此外，我们的数据显示，受试者对实验环境的快速习惯，这与其他物种对求爱发声的反应形成鲜明对比。然而，我们的研究结果清楚地表明，雄性老鼠的歌曲引起了雌性的兴趣。
The ultrasonic vocalizations of mice are attracting increasing attention, because they have been recognized as an informative readout in genetically modified strains. In addition, the observation that male mice produce elaborate sequences of ultrasonic vocalizations (‘song’) when exposed to female mice or their scents has sparked a debate as to whether these sounds are—in terms of their structure and function—analogous to bird song. We conducted playback experiments with cycling female mice to explore the function of male mouse songs. Using a place preference design, we show that these vocalizations elicited approach behaviour in females. In contrast, the playback of pup isolation calls or whistle-like artificial control sounds did not evoke approach responses. Surprisingly, the females also did not respond to pup isolation calls. In addition, female responses did not vary in relation to reproductive cycle, i.e. whether they were in oestrus or not. Furthermore, our data revealed a rapid habituation of subjects to the experimental situation, which stands in stark contrast to other species' responses to courtship vocalizations. Nevertheless, our results clearly demonstrate that male mouse songs elicit females' interest.
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影响因子：
9.2
作者：
Groszer, Matthias;Keays, David A.;Deacon, Robert M. J.;de Bono, Joseph P.;Prasad-Mulcare, Shweta;Gaub, Simone;Baum, Muriel G.;French, Catherine A.;Nicod, Jrme;Coventry, Julie A.;Enard, Wolfgang;Fray, Martin;Brown, Steve D. M.;Nolan, Patrick M.;Paeaebo, Svante;Channon, Keith M.;Costa, Rui M.;Eilers, Jens;Ehret, Guenter;Nicholas, J.;Rawlins, P.;Fisher, Simon E.
通讯作者：
Fisher, Simon E.
DOI：
10.1007/s003590050363
发表时间：
1999-07-01
期刊：
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY
影响因子：
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作者：
Gerhardt, HC;Schul, J
通讯作者：
Schul, J
影响因子：
3.7
作者：
Woehr, Markus;Schwarting, Rainer K. W.
通讯作者：
Schwarting, Rainer K. W.
影响因子：
9.8
作者：
Holy TE;Guo Z
通讯作者：
Guo Z
DOI：
10.1007/bf00619131
发表时间：
1982-01-01
期刊：
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
影响因子：
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作者：
EHRET, G;HAACK, B
通讯作者：
HAACK, B