Assessment of urinary pheromone discrimination, partner preference, and mating behaviors in female mice.

Abstract

Behavioral testing methods are described for determining whether female mice can discriminate between volatile urinary pheromones of conspecifics of the same vs. opposite sex and/or in different endocrine conditions, for determining sexual partner preference, for quantifying receptive (lordosis) behavior, and for monitoring the expression of male-typical mounting behavior in female mice.

• Authors: Olivier Brock, Julie Bakker, Michael J Baum
• Journal: Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) (Methods Mol Biol) Vol. 1068 Pg. 319-29 ( 2013) ISSN: 1940-6029 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 24014373 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Pheromones

Topics

• Animals
• Female
• Male
• Mice
• Odorants
• Pheromones (metabolism, urine)
• Sexual Behavior, Animal (physiology)