Object-directed urine-marking by male rats (Rattus norvegicus)

Brown, Richard E.

doi:10.1016/s0091-6773(75)91683-1

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“…Francis 1977) and urine marking (e.g. Brown 1975). The duration of mutual exploration serves as a measure of anxiety-related behavior (File & Seth 2003).…”

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A hitchhiker's guide to behavioral analysis in laboratory rodents

Sousa

Almeida²,

Wotjak

2006

Genes Brain and Behavior

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Genes and environment are both essential and interdependent determinants of behavioral responses. Behavioral genetics focuses on the role of genes on behavior. In this article, we aim to provide a succinct, but comprehensive, overview of the different means through which behavioral analysis may be performed in rodents. We give general recommendations for planning and performing behavioral experiments in rats and mice, followed by brief descriptions of experimental paradigms most commonly used for the analysis of reflexes, sensory function, motor function and exploratory, social, emotional and cognitive behavior. We end with a discussion of some of the shortcomings of current concepts of genetic determinism and argue that the genetic basis of behavior should be analyzed in the context of environmental factors.

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“…Francis 1977) and urine marking (e.g. Brown 1975). The duration of mutual exploration serves as a measure of anxiety-related behavior (File & Seth 2003).…”

Section: Social Behaviormentioning

confidence: 99%

A hitchhiker's guide to behavioral analysis in laboratory rodents

Sousa

Almeida²,

Wotjak

2006

Genes Brain and Behavior

244

171

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“…Male rats generally mark over their own odors at about the same amount as over a nonodorized object (Brown, 1975(Brown, , 1977(Brown, , 1985a. The isolated rats may have urine marked over their own odor more than the others because this was the only odor that was farniliar to them.…”

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“…Rats show two responses to the odors of conspecifics: investigation and urine marking (Birke & Sadler, 1984;Brown, 1975Brown, , 1977Hopp & Timberlake, 1983). Adult social experience modifies both ofthese responses.…”

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Effects of rearing condition, gender, and sexual experience on odor preferences and urine marking in Long-Evans rats

Brown

1991

Animal Learning & Behavior

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Two experiments investigated the effects of isolation rearing on olfactory communication in rats. In Experiment 1, there were significant rearing and gender effects on the time spent investigating conspecific odors, the preferences for these odors, and the amount of urine marking over these odors by sexually naive male and female rats. Experiment 2 found significant effects of rearing condition and sexual experience on the responses of male rats to conspecific odors. In general, isolation rearing increased the time spent investigating conspecific odors, but reduced the amount ofurine marking over these odors and altered the odor preference scales. These results suggest that the responses of both male and female rats to the odors of conspecifics are modified by rearing experience. The importance of learning conspecific odor signals for the development of normal social behavior is discussed.

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“…In each case, the amount of urine released is small relative to the volume of the bladder, allowing the animal to distribute its signal over several signposts. Many other species also practice urinary scent-marking, including wild felids and canids (Henry, 1980;Kleiman, 1966;Mech & Peters, 1977;Schaller, 1967), ungulates (Grau, 1976), primates (Epple, 1974), and rodents (Bronson, 1976;Brown, 1975;Price, 1975).…”

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“…One procedure involves placing a wire-mesh block covered with a paper towel in the male rat's home cage and later determining the area of toweling covered with urine. The male marks the block by rubbing his hindquarters over the top of it, by using a leg-lift standing posture to urinate onto it, or by urinating while walking alongside the block with one foot on top of it (Brown, 1975). The second procedure for assessing scent-marking consists of suspending a threaded metal rod a few centimeters above the floor of the male's home cage and later scoring, under UV light, the number of points along the length of the rod that are covered with urine.…”

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Hormonal Influences on Territorial Marking Behavior

Yahr

1983

Hormones and Aggressive Behavior

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Object-directed urine-marking by male rats (Rattus norvegicus)

Cited by 31 publications

References 10 publications

A hitchhiker's guide to behavioral analysis in laboratory rodents

A hitchhiker's guide to behavioral analysis in laboratory rodents

Effects of rearing condition, gender, and sexual experience on odor preferences and urine marking in Long-Evans rats

Hormonal Influences on Territorial Marking Behavior

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