Major urinary protein (MUP) profiles show dynamic changes rather than individual ‘barcode’ signatures

Major urinary protein (MUP) profiles show dynamic changes rather than individual ‘barcode’ signatures

House mice (Mus musculus) produce a variable number of major urinary proteins (MUPs), and studies suggest that each individual produces a unique MUP profile that provides a distinctive odor signature controlling individual and kin recognition. This ‘barcode hypothesis’ requires that MUP urinary prof...

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Main Authors: Michaela eThoß, Kenneth eLuzynski, Michael eAnte, Ingrid eMiller, Dustin J Penn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
individual recognition
inter-individual variation
major urinary proteins
Mus musculus musculus
Intra-individual consistency
barcode hypothesis
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2015.00071/full

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