Title: | Reproductive development in male deer mice exposed to aggressive behavior |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0012-1630 (Print) 0012-1630 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Male deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii) were reared in a long photoperiod and housed individually from 3 weeks of age until they were killed 2, 4, or 6 weeks later. Males that were exposed to aggressive females for 2 min, three times per week, were of normal body weight and healthy, but had smaller reproductive organs than did males exposed to a control treatment. Reproductive development in male deer mice is responsive to at least two classes of social stimuli: pheromones and aggressive behavior" |
Keywords: | Aggression/*physiology Animals Humans Male Mice Organ Size Peromyscus Reproduction Seminal Vesicles/growth & development *Sexual Maturation *Social Environment Testis/growth & development; |
Notes: | "MedlineWhitsett, J M Miller, L L eng Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 1985/05/01 Dev Psychobiol. 1985 May; 18(3):287-90. doi: 10.1002/dev.420180308" |