Female urinary chemosignals influence scent-marking behavior in male Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus).
The influence of females on the amount of scent-marking behavior displayed by male Mongolian gerbils was investigated. Males isolated from females scent mark at a low level which increases more than two-fold if females are present in the room for three weeks without direct contact with the males. A similar increase is obtained by application of pooled female urine directly onto the males' noses.
D000818:Animals; D003463:Cues; D005088:Exocrine Glands / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005849:Gerbillinae / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D010675:Pheromones / Q000502:physiology*; D012543:Scent Glands / Q000502:physiology*; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000502:physiology*; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood; D014556:Urine / Q000502:physiology*
D010675:Pheromones; D012724:Sex Attractants; D013739:Testosterone