Olfactory bulbectomy-induced changes in the reproductive behaviour of the south Indian gerbil, Tatera indica cuvieri.
Male South Indian gerbils (T. indica cuvieri), both adults and weanlings, were olfactory bulbectomized (OBX) and changes in male reproductive behaviour were assessed. Consequent to OBX, majority of the adult males failed to ejaculate, and courtship behaviour has also been considerably reduced. All OBX weanlings were rendered incapable of ejaculation. However, maturational parameters, and organ weights (testes, epididymis and seminal vesicle) remained unchanged in OBX males.
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Department of Zoology, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Trivandrum, India.
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D000818:Animals; D004542:Ejaculation / Q000502:physiology; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005849:Gerbillinae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009830:Olfactory Bulb / Q000502:physiology*; D009929:Organ Size; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*