Individual odour signatures that mice learn are shaped by involatile major urinary proteins (MUPs)

Individual odour signatures that mice learn are shaped by involatile major urinary proteins (MUPs)

Abstract Background Reliable recognition of individuals requires phenotypic identity signatures that are both individually distinctive and appropriately stable over time. Individual-specific vocalisations or visual patterning are well documented among birds and some mammals, whilst odours play a key...

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Main Authors: Sarah A. Roberts, Mark C. Prescott, Amanda J. Davidson, Lynn McLean, Robert J. Beynon, Jane L. Hurst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Biology
Subjects:
Individual recognition
Olfactory communication
Communication signals
Signature mixtures
Pheromones
House mice
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12915-018-0512-9

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