Male mice emit distinct ultrasonic vocalizations when the female leaves the social interaction arena

Male mice emit distinct ultrasonic vocalizations when the female leaves the social interaction arena

Adult male mice emit large number of complex ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) when interacting with adult females. Call numbers and call categories differ greatly among inbred mouse strains. Little is known about USV emissions when the social partner departs. To investigate whether call repertoires a...

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Main Authors: Mu eYang, Darren eLoureiro, David eKalikhman, Jacqueline N. Crawley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
social interaction
Social behaviors
ultrasonic vocalizations
Mouse models of autism
USV
mouse model of communication
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00159/full

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