Social odours, hormone modulation and resistance to disease in male laboratory mice, Mus musculus
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Exposure to unfamiliar male and female odors reduces immunocompetence and resistance to infection in Babesia microti (protozoan blood parasite), and modulates immunodepressive hormone secretion in male mice. Social rank- dependence effects reveal that low ranking rats have less severe infection compared to high ranking rats. Combining female odors with those of a male leads to marked reduction in resistance in socially high ranking rats. Elevated corticosterone, rather than testosterone levels, after exposure to odors reduces resistance to infection.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1996
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Mus spretus lataste: a hygienic house mouse?
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A study of the behavior of Mus spretus revealed fecal manipulation in the species to be a hygienic effort to clear their pathways and habitations of sticky, fresh feces. The mice either carried or rolled and re-sited their feces. Studies on the composition of the feces provide valuable insight on the food habits of the species.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1995
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