title: Assessment of urinary pheromone discrimination, partner preference, and mating behaviors in female mice.
abstract: Behavioral testing methods are described for determining whether female mice can discriminate between volatile urinary pheromones of conspecifics of the same vs. opposite sex and/or in different endocrine conditions, for determining sexual partner preference, for quantifying receptive (lordosis) behavior, and for monitoring the expression of male-typical mounting behavior in female mice.
authors.affiliation: Netherlands Institute of Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Brock
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bakker
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Baum
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009812:Odorants; D010675:Pheromones / Q000378:metabolism / Q000652:urine*; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D010675:Pheromones