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J Comp Physiol Psychol


Title:Discrimination among colony mates' anogenital odors by guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus)
Author(s):Ruddy LL;
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Journal Title:J Comp Physiol Psychol
Year:1980
Volume:94
Issue:4
Page Number:767 - 774
DOI: 10.1037/h0077697
ISSN/ISBN:0021-9940 (Print) 0021-9940 (Linking)
Abstract:"Controversy exists in the literature regarding whether odor is used by guinea pigs in detection of physiological estrus in female counterparts. Three experiments are presented which used an aversively motivated learning task to examine the ability of adult guinea pigs to discriminate among odors from non-specific anogenital swabbings of colony mates. The first and second experiments examined the ability of male and female guinea pigs to discriminate among odors of colony mates controlled for age and sex. Both males and females were able to discriminate among individual animals on the basis of odor. Since individual animals could be discriminated, the third experiment, examining detection of physiological estrus, tested the ability of males and females to discriminate preserved odor samples from the same female during conditions of estrus and nonestrus. Both males and females were able to discriminate between the conditions. Results are discussed with reference to the involvement of odor in the social behavior of guinea pigs"
Keywords:"Age Factors Animals *Discrimination Learning Estrus Female Guinea Pigs Male *Pheromones Pregnancy *Sex Attractants Sexual Behavior, Animal *Smell;"
Notes:"MedlineRuddy, L L eng 1980/08/01 J Comp Physiol Psychol. 1980 Aug; 94(4):767-74. doi: 10.1037/h0077697"

 
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