Individual odours and mate recognition in the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster

Newman, Karin S.; Halpin, Zuleyma Tang

doi:10.1016/s0003-3472(88)80117-9

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“…Scent marks of males may also be used for mate selection and mate recognition, as has been shown in rodents (Newman and Tang Halpin, 1988;Tang-Maninez et al, 1993;Johnston and Jemigan, 1994). Cantoni and Rivier (1992) found that few compounds detected by gas chromatography were common to different individual male C. russula.…”

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Intra- and interindividual variation in flank gland secretions of free-ranging shrewsCrocidura russula

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Individual differences in flank gland secretions were examined among males of the monogamous shrewCrocidura russula during the breeding and nonbreeding seasons. Gas chromatography was used to measure intra- and interindividual variation of flank gland secretions of free-ranging shrews from different populations. The number of compounds detected by gas Chromatographic analyses was correlated with body mass, flank gland size, and the presence of blood parasites in individual shrews. Very few compounds were detected from the flank gland area of juvenile males. After they reached sexual maturity, however, the number of compounds detected from the flank gland secretions increased significantly. At the beginning of the reproductive season 48 different compounds were detected from male flank gland secretions. In the middle of the breeding season 70 compounds were detected, while only 11 compounds were detected during the nonbreeding season. Few compounds were common to all males. There were more volatile compounds in the flank gland secretions of males in the beginning of the breeding season than later in the breeding season. Males from the same population had fewer differences in the elution profile of compounds than males from different populations indicating that individuals from a distinct population have similar elution profiles of compounds and that each population has its own type of elution profile. No correlations were found between the number of compounds detected by gas chromatography for each male and the male's body mass or flank gland size. Blood parasites (trypanosomes,Trypanosoma crocidurae) were found in only three of 30 males investigated.

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“…Carr et al (1979Carr et al ( , 1980 showed for monogamous rats that pair-bonded females significantly prefer the odour of their male partner to that of a stranger, in contrast with polygamous rats (Carr et al 1979), whereas male pair-bonded rats prefer the odour of a female stranger over that of their female partner (Carr 1980). Regarding voles, Newman and Halpin (1988) reported a significant preference of M. ochrogaster pair-bonded females for cues from their partner, irrespective of the sexual status of the animal stranger. Conversely, whereas males significantly preferred their female partner to a sexually experienced female, no significant preference could be distinguished when males were tested with their partner and sexually naive female odour cues (Newman and Halpin 1988).…”

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“…Regarding voles, Newman and Halpin (1988) reported a significant preference of M. ochrogaster pair-bonded females for cues from their partner, irrespective of the sexual status of the animal stranger. Conversely, whereas males significantly preferred their female partner to a sexually experienced female, no significant preference could be distinguished when males were tested with their partner and sexually naive female odour cues (Newman and Halpin 1988). Moreover, DeVries and Carter (1999) revealed that female M. ochrogaster formed partner preferences more quickly than males, and that this preference was longer-lasting, indicating sexual dimorphism in the development and maintenance of social preferences, probably as a result of different reproductive strategies of the sexes.…”

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“…Nevertheless, acoustic and visual signals, and olfactory traits may be important in mate choice (reviewed by Chenoweth andBlows 2006 andCharlton 2013), but are unaccounted for in PPT based on chemical cues alone. Still, use of chemical cues alone has been validated for rodents (Christophe and Baudoin 1998;Smadja and Ganem 2002;Ganem et al 2008;Cutrera et al 2012), including Microtus species (Newman and Halpin 1988;Ferkin et al 1997;Kruczek and Golas 2003), and now for M. lusitanicus and M. duodecimcostatus.…”

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Pair-bonding behaviour of the sister species Microtus lusitanicus and M. duodecimcostatus

Duarte

Mathias

Bastos-Silveira

2015

J Ethol

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Monogamous mating systems can be inferred by analysis of social behaviour, for example pair-bonding. We studied the Iberian sister species Microtus lusitanicus and Microtus duodecimcostatus. On the basis of morphological, reproductive, and ecological characteristics, but not behavioural studies, these voles are regarded as monogamous species. Pair-bonding behaviour was inferred by use of partner preference tests using chemical stimuli. Two scenarios were considered: in the first we examined whether the member of a breeding pair prefers chemical stimuli from its partner or from a sexually experienced stranger, simulating a widow/widower of the population, while in the second scenario we assessed whether there was a preference for chemical stimuli from its partner or from a sexually naive stranger, mimicking an immigrant individual. Results support a social monogamous mating system for both species and reveal a significant female preference for the male partner, rather than a stranger. Conversely, male preference differed, depending on the sexual status of the female strangers. When the stranger was sexually experienced, a significant preference for its partner was observed, whereas in the presence of a sexually naive female stranger no significant preference for the female partner was revealed.These results suggest rare male extra-pair mating in M. lusitanicus and M. duodecimcostatus.

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“…The ability to use olfactory information for communication is reported for many surface-dwelling and semi-subterranean rodents (eg Bowers and Alexander 1967, Brown 1985, Halpin 1986). These olfactory cues are recognized mediating many social interactions, territory defense, and mating (eg Newman and Halpin 1988, Randall 1989, Murdock and Randall 2001. In the case of solitary subterranean rodents, information about chemical communication is mainly restricted to mole rats S. ehrenbergi for which it is known that they can discriminate individuals, sex, reproductive condition, and species by means of odour cues.…”

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Use of olfaction for sexual recognition in the subterranean rodentCtenomys talarum

2003

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2003. Use of olfaction for sexual recognition in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum. Acta Theriologica 48: 35-46.The ability of the tuco-tuco Ctenomys talarum Thomas, 1898 to recognize sex by olfactory cues contained in urine, faeces and soiled shavings was tested by using preference tests. Nonbreeding tuco-tucos selected odours from opposite-sex rather than same-sex conspecifics. This pattern differed between sexes: females spent more time sniffing male than female odours for all scent sources whereas males did not show any difference in the time they spent investigating odours of each sex for each tested odour sources. Dissimilarities in odour selections between sexes may be attributed to a different combination of factors involved in olfactory interest for each sex. The function of gender cues recognition is discussed.

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Individual odours and mate recognition in the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster

Cited by 72 publications

References 12 publications

Intra- and interindividual variation in flank gland secretions of free-ranging shrewsCrocidura russula

Intra- and interindividual variation in flank gland secretions of free-ranging shrewsCrocidura russula

Pair-bonding behaviour of the sister species Microtus lusitanicus and M. duodecimcostatus

Use of olfaction for sexual recognition in the subterranean rodentCtenomys talarum

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