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Z Naturforsch C Biosci

Title:		Female urinary chemosignals influence scent-marking behavior in male Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus)
Author(s):		Probst B;
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Journal Title:		Z Naturforsch C Biosci
Year:		1985
Volume:		40
Issue:		11-Dec
Page Number:		936 - 938
DOI:
ISSN/ISBN:		0341-0382 (Print) 0341-0382 (Linking)
Abstract:		The influence of females on the amount of scent-marking behavior displayed by male Mongolian gerbils was investigated. Males isolated from females scent mark at a low level which increases more than two-fold if females are present in the room for three weeks without direct contact with the males. A similar increase is obtained by application of pooled female urine directly onto the males' noses
Keywords:		"Animals Cues Exocrine Glands/*physiology Female Gerbillinae/*physiology Male Pheromones/*physiology Scent Glands/*physiology Sex Attractants/*physiology Sexual Behavior, Animal/*physiology Testosterone/blood Urine/*physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineProbst, B eng Germany 1985/11/01 Z Naturforsch C Biosci. 1985 Nov-Dec; 40(11-12):936-8"