Studies of the copulatory behavior of house mice (Mus musculus)

Mosig, Dirk W.; Dewsbury, Donald A.

doi:10.1016/s0091-6773(76)91635-7

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“…While the measurement system employed here differs from that of other researchers (e.g., McGill, 1965;Mosig & Dewsbury, 1976), several permutations of the procedure produce the same results. For example, if postejaculatory mounts and intromissions are excluded from calculations, 1 mount would be removed from each of one grouped animal and one isolated animal, while 3 mounts and 4 intromissions would be removed from another isolated animal.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…Furthermore, the distribution and relative frequencies of sexual action patterns may vary among strains. Several researchers (Levine, Barsel, & Diakow, 1966;McGill, 1962;Mosig & Dewsbury, 1976) taneously in adjacent enclosures, with one animal from each treatment combination represented at each session. Internal walls of the enclosures were covered so that an animal could not see events in adjacent enclosures.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This test consisted of a I-h session during which each animal was presented with receptive females in a Plexiglas enclosure measuring 23 x 12 x 22 em high. A timelimited test was employed because, unlike procedures that use multiple criteria for commencement and termination of the observation of behavior, which eliminate the data from some animals (e.g., McGill, 1965;Mosig & Dewsbury, 1976), this procedure measures all animals in an equivalent manner. Furthermore, unlike procedures involving such a selection process, this procedure allows generalization of results to the entire population from which animals are sampled.…”

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Postpubertal social isolation and male sexual behavior in rodents: Facilitation or inhibition is species dependent

deCatanzaro

Gorzalka

1979

Animal Learning & Behavior

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Experiment 1 examined male Swiss-Webster, C57, and DBA mice that were housed individually or grouped for 2 weeks and subsequently presented with ovariectomized, estrogenprimed, progesterone-treated females. Within each strain, social isolates showed more mounts, intromissions, and ejaculations and shorter latencies to first mount and intromission. Experiment 2 involved a similar comparison of isolated and grouped male rats, hamsters, and gerbils. Isolation produced no major effect in hamsters but reduced performance in rats and gerbils. The results suggest that facilitation of sexual action patterns by isolation is characteristic of the mouse species: Response decrements with postpubertal isolation in the ratresemble effects of prepubertal isolation in this species. These species differences may parallel differences in physiology and social behavior.In previous investigations (deCatanzaro & Gorzalka, 1979, Note 1;, it has been found that male CD-l house mice housed postpubertally in social isolation show increased sexual performance relative to group-housed male mice. Social isolation increases several measures of sexual performance regardless of sexual experience or amount of housing space allotted per animal. This differential performance of isolated and grouped mice reverses when the housing conditions are reversed. Differences between grouped and isolated mice in male-female interactions correlate with differences in intermale interactions, where isolates show higher levels of aggression. Facilitation of sexual performance occurs in male mice after remarkably short (l2-24-h) as well as long (4-week) periods of social isolation. Inhibition of performance in grouped animals does not relate to intermale mounting, but may depend upon the occurrence of intermale aggression among grouped male mice. Adrenalectomy prevents facilitation of male sexual behavior by isolation, suggesting pituitary-adrenal hormone involvement in the phenomenon.The present study examined the strain and species generality of isolation/grouping differences in male sexual performance. Because of cross-species variation in social structure, various social arrangements may

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Postpubertal social isolation and male sexual behavior in rodents: Facilitation or inhibition is species dependent

deCatanzaro

Gorzalka

1979

Animal Learning & Behavior

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“…For example, ejaculation latencies ranged from 594 to 6943 s, and the numbers of intromissions preceding ejaculation ranged from 5 to 142. PEIs ranged from 17 to 60 min, although introduction of a novel female decreased the PEI, with some males ejaculating on the first intromission with the new female (Mosig and Dewsbury, 1976). In place preference tests both intromissions and ejaculations were shown to be rewarding (Kudwa et al, 2005).…”

Section: Description Of Male Mouse Copulatory Behavior and Penile Refmentioning

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Sexual behavior in male rodents

Hull

Domínguez

2007

Hormones and Behavior

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The hormonal factors and neural circuitry that control copulation are similar across rodent species, although there are differences in specific behavior patterns. Both estradiol (E) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) contribute to the activation of mating, although E is more important for copulation and DHT for genital reflexes. Hormonal activation of the medial preoptic area (MPOA) is most effective, although implants in the medial amygdala (MeA) can also stimulate mounting in castrates. Chemosensory inputs from the main and accessory olfactory systems are the most important stimuli for mating in rodents, especially in hamsters, although genitosensory input also contributes. Dopamine agonists facilitate sexual behavior, and serotonin (5-HT) is generally inhibitory, though certain 5-HT receptor subtypes facilitate erection or ejaculation. Norepinephrine agonists and opiates have dose-dependent effects, with low doses facilitating and high doses inhibiting behavior.

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“…Such occasions occur with some frequency in some strains (as in the present study), may be particularly characteristic of dominant males, may be facilitated by pauses within ejaculatory series, and may be a function of a lack of full recovery from previous copulatory activity (Dewsbury, 1978;McGill, 1977;Mosig & Dewsbury, 1976). However, while this may explain the low stimulus requirements of the females, it leaves unexplained the substantial Dewsbury, Oglesby, Shea, and Connor (in press .2 25.1 1.9 1.6 1.0 amount of preejaculatory behavior displayed by the male.…”

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confidence: 57%

Studies of the copulatory behavior of house mice (Mus musculus)

Cited by 47 publications

References 17 publications

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