Involvement of the oxytocin gene in the recognition and avoidance of parasitized males by female mice
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Female mice discriminate between uninfected males and infected males with parasites such as intestinal nematode Heligmosomoides polygyrus, on the basis of social cues, displaying aversive responses to the odors of infected males. Female mice whose gene for the neuropeptide, oxytocin (OT) is deleted, is used, to show that at least one normal allele for OT is required for the discrimination, individual recognition, and avoidance of Heligmosomoides polygyrus males on the basis of color.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2005
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Parasitic infection impairs spatial learning in mice
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Parasitic infection can result in reduced spatial learning in the male laboratory mice Mus musculus. Mice were tested in a maze before and after infection with the protozoan parasite Eimeria vermiformis. Mice showed significant decreases in spatial learning ability on the first day of infection. This lapse in ability was found to be strongest at day 4 and 7 of infection, with some improvement by day 10.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1995
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Odours of parasitized males induce aversive responses in female mice
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Female mice can distinguish between the odor of parasitized and non-parasitized male mice and exhibit a positive response towards the odor of non-infected mice. A study with the help of controlled experiments proves that female mice undergo odor-induced analgesic responses according to the intensity and the duration of their exposure to the odorous secretions of parasitized male mice.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1995
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