| Title: | The influence of social and endocrine factors on urine-marking by captive wolves (Canis lupus) |
| Author(s): | Asa CS; Mech LD; Seal US; Plotka ED; |
| Address: | "Department of Biochemistry, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0018-506x(90)90038-y |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0018-506X (Print) 0018-506X (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Although serum hormones varied seasonally in all adult animals, only dominant male and female wolves urine-marked. Serum testosterone and urine-marking rates, which increased during the fall/winter breeding season, were positively correlated in both male and female dominant wolves. Estradiol, which increased in conjunction with proestrus and estrus, was not correlated with female urine-marking. These findings suggest that hormonal influence on urine-marking in the wolf is modulated by social factors and contrast with those for both domestic dogs and coyotes, two other members of the genus Canis" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Carnivora/*physiology Circadian Rhythm/physiology Estradiol/*blood Female Male Progesterone/blood Sex Attractants/*physiology Sexual Behavior, Animal/*physiology *Social Environment Testosterone/*blood Urination/physiology;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineAsa, C S Mech, L D Seal, U S Plotka, E D eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 1990/12/01 Horm Behav. 1990 Dec; 24(4):497-509. doi: 10.1016/0018-506x(90)90038-y" |
