Scent wars: the chemobiology of competitive signalling in mice
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Many mammals use scent marks to advertise territory ownership, but only recently have we started to understand the complexity of these scent signals and the types of information that they convey. Whilst attention has generally focused on volatile odorants as the main information molecules in scents, studies of the house mouse have now defined a role for a family of proteins termed major urinary proteins (MUPs) which are, of course, involatile. MUPs bind male signalling volatiles and control their release from scent marks. These proteins are also highly polymorphic and the pattern of polymorphic variants provides a stable ownership signal that communicates genome-derived information on the individual identity of the scent owner. Here we review the interaction between the chemical basis of mouse scents and the dynamics of their competitive scent marking behaviour, demonstrating how it is possible to provide reliable signals of the competitive ability and identity of individual males.
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Mice deposit urine marks to communicate social status and dominance.
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- Authors
- Hurst, J. L., & Beynon, R. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Hurst, Jane L.
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- BioEssays
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2004-11-18
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 1288-1298
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- 0265-9247 (ISSN-L)
- 1521-1878
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- W1967260704
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Insect Pheromone Research and Control
- Keywords
- scent marking, major urinary proteins, territoriality, house mouse, male-male competition, personal identity
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Animal Communication, Humans, Major Histocompatibility Complex, Models, Molecular, Odorants, Pheromones, Protein Conformation, Proteins, Smell, Territoriality, Vomeronasal Organ, Mice
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