Scent matching modulates space use and agonistic behaviour between male snow voles, Chionomys nivalis

Luque‐Larena, Juan José; López, Pílar; Gosálbez, Joaquim

doi:10.1006/anbe.2001.1865

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“…Territories within a sex can overlap, but every individual uses parts of the shared area exclusively (Blanco, 1998). As the chance of invading occupied locations in these overlapping areas is probably higher than in a strict territorial system, scent matching could modulate intrasexual aggression among females and males in non-exclusive areas, as reported for male snow voles (Luque-Larena et al, 2001).…”

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Physiological Stress Responses, Fecal Marking Behavior, and Reproduction in Wild European Pine Martens (Martes martes)

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The relationship among physiological stress responses, fecal marking behavior, and reproduction in male and female European pine martens was investigated. Between July 2004 and June 2007, 145 fresh fecal samples were collected in a protected area of northwest Spain. Fecal DNA was used for specific identification by using the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism technique. Glucocorticoids (cortisol) and sex steroid hormones (P, progesterone; E, estradiol; T, testosterone) were quantified by enzyme immunoassays. Sex was assigned according to concentrations of T+P+E and the T/P ratio. Fecal cortisol concentrations were higher in males than in females. Feces with a presumptive marking function (on conspicuous substrates, above ground level, and/or in latrines) had higher mean levels of cortisol than those that were on inconspicuous substrates and/or at ground level, for both males and females. Fecal mark density was highest in spring, when mean levels of fecal cortisol were more elevated. Therefore, the higher physiological stress levels in females could be due to female physiological state (late-term pregnancy and lactation), competition for resources connected to birth, or food resources for offspring rearing. In males, the increase could be due to higher male competition for access to females during pro-estrus and estrus. Our results suggest that scent marking in European pine martens is related to reproduction and is involved in intersexual and intrasexual communication.

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Physiological Stress Responses, Fecal Marking Behavior, and Reproduction in Wild European Pine Martens (Martes martes)

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“…Even territorial species of salamanders out of the breeding period may be attracted to conspecific chemical cues when the other choice is a substrate with no odour (Verrell and Davis 2003). Previous studies with vertebrates showing conspecific attraction have suggested that individuals might assess site quality through conspecific chemical cues (Hurst et al 1996;Luque-Larena et al 2001;Aragón et al 2006b). Fig.…”

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The response to the social environment reveals sex-dependent behavioural syndromes in the Bosca’s newt (Lissotriton boscai)

Aragón

2010

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There is growing evidence of correlated behaviours across time, situations and/or contexts (behavioural syndromes) in animals, and their link with fitness makes these studies mandatory to understanding the species' behavioural and evolutionary ecology. Whereas the role of the social environment on behavioural syndromes is receiving increasing attention, experimental studies testing whether environmental fluctuations govern sex-dependent behavioural syndromes are scarce. I performed an experiment to test for the existence of sex differences in activity syndromes through a changing social environment. Males and females of Bosca's newt (Lissotriton boscai) were faced with three social situations perceived through chemical cues (own odour, no odour and same-sex conspecific odours) to measure their activity levels. Comparisons of the activity levels showed that both males and females discriminated the odourless stimuli from newt odour (either their own or the conspecific stimuli). Whereas activity levels were positively correlated between their own and the odourless stimuli in both sexes, the association between the odourless and conspecific stimuli was positive in males but decoupled in females. This is the first experimental evidence of sex differences in activity syndromes of wild-caught animals in response to social changes.

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“…Several other mammal studies have shown that animals respond more strongly to the odour of unfamiliar over familiar individuals (Cinkova and Policht, 2015;Drea et al, 2002;Krueger and Flauger, 2011;Natoli, 1985;Rubenstein and Hack, 1992). Furthermore, because animals are more prone to aggressive interactions with unfamiliar individuals (Gosling and McKay, 1990;Linklater and Swaisgood, 2008;Luque-Larena et al, 2001), the increased response of male koalas to the scent of unfamiliar over familiar rivals may reflect a greater urgency to locate and probe the competitive ability of these individuals.…”

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“…In relatively solitary and aggressive species, chemical signals can also be important for recognising known rivals in order to avoid unnecessary territorial encounters (Gosling and Roberts, 2001). For instance, male snow voles (Chionomys nivalis) and house mice (Mus musculus) show less aggression towards males that have been recognised by "scent matching" than those that have not been recognised in this way (Gosling and McKay, 1990;Luque-Larena et al, 2001). Furthermore, because highly competitive individuals will typically produce more scent marks and mark out larger territories using olfactory signals (Gosling, 1982;Hurst and Rich, 1999), this type of scent matching behaviour can also be used to assess the likely outcome of a future encounter based on the spatial E-mail address: benjamin.charlton@ucd.ie and temporal pattern of scent marks (Gosling and Roberts, 2001).…”

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Chemosensory discrimination of identity and familiarity in koalas

Charlton

2015

Behavioural Processes

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Scent matching modulates space use and agonistic behaviour between male snow voles, Chionomys nivalis

Cited by 27 publications

References 44 publications

Physiological Stress Responses, Fecal Marking Behavior, and Reproduction in Wild European Pine Martens (Martes martes)

Physiological Stress Responses, Fecal Marking Behavior, and Reproduction in Wild European Pine Martens (Martes martes)

The response to the social environment reveals sex-dependent behavioural syndromes in the Bosca’s newt (Lissotriton boscai)

Chemosensory discrimination of identity and familiarity in koalas

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