Effect of grouping and sex on the estrous regulation of a wild rat, Bandicota bengalensis.
Bandicoot rats in laboratory conditions show irregularity in their estrous cycle. A majority of the animals, however, manifest regularity in their cycle following all-female grouping and the presence of a male. The probable participation of a pheromone(s) in the reproduction of this wild rat is suggested.
D000818:Animals; D004971:Estrus; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009115:Muridae / Q000502:physiology*; D010675:Pheromones / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D012919:Social Behavior; D013997:Time Factors
D010675:Pheromones