Are oestrus odours species specific?

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Sep 2006 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Behavioural Brain Research, volume 172, pages 169-172 (issn: 0166-4328,

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Authors: Rampin, Olivier; Jerome, Nathalie; Briant, Christine; Boué, Franck; Maurin, Yves;

doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2006.04.005

pmid: 16740322

Are oestrus odours species specific?

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Adult male rats were exposed to faeces odours of three animal species (rat, fox and horse). They displayed erections in the presence of faeces from oestrous females (whatever the species). In addition, fox faeces (whatever the gender or hormonal status) elicited an expected freezing reaction. It is suggested that oestrous female faeces of these three species share common odorants which depend on the hormonal status and characterize female receptivity.

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Male, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], Foxes, [INFO] Computer Science [cs], HORMONAL STATUS, Feces, Sexual Behavior, Animal, Estrus, Species Specificity, Rats, Inbred BN, Animals, [INFO]Computer Science [cs], Horses, SEX BEHAVIOUR, HORSE, FOX, Penile Erection, FREEZING, PENILE ERECTION, FAECES, Rats, [SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio], Odorants, RAT, Female, Cues

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