Steroidal modulation of scent investigation and marking behaviors in male and female ferrets (Mustela putorius furo)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 401-407

  Chang, Yu Ming ^a   Kelliher, Kevin R ^a   Baum, Michael J ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; SEX PHEROMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERRET; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URINE;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERRETS; MALE; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0034564778     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.114.4.401     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Anisko, J. J. (1977). Hormonal substrate of estrous odor preference in beagles. Physiology & Behavior, 18, 13-17.
2. Balthazart, J., Tlemcani, O., & Ball, G. F. (1996). Do sex differences in the brain explain sex differences in the hormonal induction of reproductive behavior? What 25 years of research on the Japanese quail tells us. Hormones and Behavior, 30, 627-661.
3. Clapperton, B. K. (1989). Scent-marking behavior of the ferret (Mustela faro). Animal Behaviour, 38, 436-446.
4. Doty, R. L. (1986). Odor-guided behavior in mammals. Experientia, 42, 257-271.
5. Dunbar, I. F. (1977). Olfactory preferences in dogs: The response of male and female to conspecific odours. Behavioral Biology, 20, 471-481.
6. Fadem, B. H. (1990). The effects of gonadal hormones on scent marking and related behavior and morphology in female gray short-tailed opossums (Monodelphis domestica). Hormones and Behavior, 24, 459-469.
7. Heth, G., Todrank, J., & Johnston, R. E. (1998). Kin recognition in golden hamsters: Evidence for phenotype matching. Animal Behaviour, 56 409-417.
8. Holst, D. V., & Buergel-Goodwin, U. (1980). Chinning by male Tupaia belangeri: The effects of scent marks of conspecific and of other species. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 94, 152-171.
9. Johnston, R. E. (1981). Testosterone dependence of scent marking by male hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus). Behavioral and Neural Biology, 31, 96-99.
10. Kelliher, K. R., Chang, Y. M., Wersinger, S. R., & Baum, M. J. (1998). Sex difference and testosterone modulation of pheromone-induced neuronal fos in the ferret's main olfactory bulb and hypothalamus. Biology of Reproduction, 59, 1454-1463.
11. Kimura, T., & Hagiwara, Y. (1985). Regulation of urine marking in male and female mice: Effects of sex steroids. Hormones and Behavior, 19, 64-70.
12. Kindon, H. A., Baum, M. J., & Paredes, R. J. (1996). Medial preoptic/ anterior hypothalamic lesions induce a female-typical profile of sexual partner preference in male ferrets. Hormones and Behavior, 30, 514-527.
13. Le Magnen, J. (1952). Les pheromenes olfacto-sexuels chez le rat blanc [Olfactory-sexual pheromones in the white rat]. Archives des Sciences Physiologiques, 6, 295-332.
14. Nyby, J., Wysocki, C. J., Whitney, G., Dizinno, G., & Schneider, J. (1979). Elicitation of male mouse (Mus musculus) ultrasonic vocalizations: I. Urinary cues. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 93, 957-975.
15. Observer (Version 3.0) [Computer software]. (1994). Wageningen, The Netherlands: Noldus.
16. Paredes, R. G., & Baum, M. J. (1995). Altered sexual partner preference in male ferrets given excitotoxic lesions of the preoptic area/anterior hypothalamus. Journal of Neuroscience, 15, 6619-6630.
17. Probst, B. (1985). Female urinary chemosignals influence scent-marking behavior in male Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus). Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung, 40, 936-938.
18. Rich, T. J., & Hurst, J. L. (1998). Scent marks as reliable signals of the competitive ability of mates. Animal Behaviour, 56, 727-735.
19. SPSS Statistical Software for Windows (Version 10.0.5) [Computer software]. (1999). Chicago: SPSS.