Odor preferences of female Peromyscus maniculatus bairdi for male mouse odors of P. m. bairdi and P. leucopus noveboracensis as a function of estrous state.

1 January 1972

journal article
Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology

Vol. 81 (2) , 191-197
https://doi.org/10.1037/h0033515

Abstract

Tested 20 sexually naive mature P. m. bairdi female mice for male mouse (P. m. bairdi and P. l. noveboracensis) odor preferences during natural estrous and diestrous conditions in a 2-choice Plexiglas olfactorium. The homospecific odor side was chosen 76% of the time by estrous Ss and 43% of the time by diestrous Ss. Only the estrous group differed significantly from the expected 50:50 distribution. High intratest reliability coefficients suggested stable modes of responding within test sessions. These findings suggest female P. m. bairdi reactions to male mouse odors are influenced by gonadal state, and that olfaction conceivably plays a role in sexual isolation between these species. (29 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

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