ROLE OF FEMALE DURING COPULATION IN WILD AND DOMESTIC NORWAY RATS (RATTUS-NORVEGICUS)
ROLE OF FEMALE DURING COPULATION IN WILD AND DOMESTIC NORWAY RATS (RATTUS-NORVEGICUS)
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DOI:
10.1163/156853978x00260
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
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影响因子:
1.3
通讯作者:
ADLER, NT
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作者:
MCCLINTOCK, MK;ADLER, NT
The copulatory behavior of both wild and domestic strains of R. norvegicus was observed via continuous video monitoring as it spontaneously occurred in the large semi-natural environment and under standard laboratory conditions. A factorial design demonstrated that the female Norway rat has the major role determining the amount and timing of copulation once mating begins. Copulation between wild pairs was characterized by fewer ejaculatory series than domestic pairs. The 1st ejaculatory series of wild pairs contained more intromissions at longer intervals. Domestic pairs had the same total number of intromissions in a copulatory session, but spread over multiple ejaculatory series with few intromissions at short intervals inthe first series. The characteristic differences between the copulatory patterns of wild and domestic pairs was determined by the female''s strain condition and was either statistically independent or opposite to the male''s strain condition. These differences between wild and domestic populations were produced by differences in the rate of active solicitations for an intromission by individual females. There were no gross anatomical differences between the vaginal size and placement of the 2 strains. The female solicitation is a distinct and quantifiable behavior not found in the standard testing cage and its occurrence depends on a larger and more complex environment. Copulation with a wild male was characterized by longer intervals between the intromissions of the 1st ejaculatory series than with a domestic male. The wild condition of both the pair and the female showed the opposite effect. This difference was evaluated in terms of the different mating strategies for the 2 sexes on a population level and in terms of the individual interactions that allow a compromise for successful reproduction of the pair.