Ultrasonic Vocalizations of Male Mice Differ among Species and Females Show Assortative Preferences for Male Calls

Male house mice (Mus musculus) emit ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) during courtship, which attract females, and we aimed to test whether females use these vocalizations for species or subspecies recognition of potential mates. We recorded courtship USVs of males from different Mus species, Mus musc...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 10; no. 8; p. e0134123
Main Authors:	Musolf, Kerstin, Meindl, Stefanie, Larsen, Angela L., Kalcounis-Rueppell, Matina C., Penn, Dustin J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 26.08.2015 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Animal behavior Animals Avoidance Learning Biology Courtship Discrimination, Psychological Female Females Genetic crosses Hybridization Laboratories Lorenz, Konrad (1903-89) Male Males Mice Mitochondrial DNA Mus musculus Mus spicilegus Neural networks Neurosciences Offspring Playback Populations Recognition Recognition, Psychology Rodentia Rodents Siblings Time Factors Ultrasonic Waves Veterinary medicine Vocalization, Animal North Carolina New York Austria United States > US
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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