Chemistry of male dominance in the house mouse,Mus domesticus

@article{citeulike:2798626, abstract = {Summary Two terpenic constituents, E,E,-α-farnesene and E-β-farnesene, were found to be elevated in dominant male urine when compared to subordinate or control males. These two urinary compounds were absent in the bladder urine of males; however, they were the most prominent constituents of the preputial gland's aliquots. The results of a two-choice preference test, conducted on ICR/Alb subordinate males, gave a strong indication that these two terpenic constituents introduced into the previously attractive stimulus significantly discouraged prolonged investigations by male mice. The compounds, whether present in the urine matrix or water, rendered the stimulus with a quality behaviorally similar to the urine of dominant males. It appears that they may be synonymous with the previously described aversion signal produced by dominant males. We suggest that these compounds may play a wide-ranging role in the territorial marking behavior of male mice.}, author = {Novotny, M. and Harvey, S. and Jemiolo, B. }, citeulike-article-id = {2798626}, doi = {10.1007/BF01955433}, journal = {Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (CMLS)}, keywords = {mouse, signal, status}, month = {January}, number = {1}, pages = {109--113}, posted-at = {2008-05-14 14:02:51}, priority = {2}, title = {Chemistry of male dominance in the house mouse,Mus domesticus}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01955433}, volume = {46}, year = {1990} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2798626 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2798626 TI - Chemistry of male dominance in the house mouse,Mus domesticus JF - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (CMLS) VL - 46 IS - 1 SP - 109 EP - 113 N2 - Summary Two terpenic constituents, E,E,-α-farnesene and E-β-farnesene, were found to be elevated in dominant male urine when compared to subordinate or control males. These two urinary compounds were absent in the bladder urine of males; however, they were the most prominent constituents of the preputial gland's aliquots. The results of a two-choice preference test, conducted on ICR/Alb subordinate males, gave a strong indication that these two terpenic constituents introduced into the previously attractive stimulus significantly discouraged prolonged investigations by male mice. The compounds, whether present in the urine matrix or water, rendered the stimulus with a quality behaviorally similar to the urine of dominant males. It appears that they may be synonymous with the previously described aversion signal produced by dominant males. We suggest that these compounds may play a wide-ranging role in the territorial marking behavior of male mice. KW - mouse KW - signal KW - status AU - Novotny, M AU - Harvey, S AU - Jemiolo, B PY - 1990/01/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01955433 ER -