Social organization and territorial behaviour in three strains of mice
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Pairs of sibling male mice were placed in one enclosure consisting of two boxes connected by a long runway. Three strains greatly differed in their pattern of social structure and spatial dispersion. Males of the Swiss outbred strain were strongly intolerant of each other and established individual territories. BALB/c males associated into hierarchically organized groups in which the subordinate neither defended territory nor exhibited sexual behaviour. C57B1 males peacefully lived together apparently without a rank order, both males attacking strangers and exhibiting sexual behaviour.
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Both territoriality and aggression might be significantly reduced in laboratory mice, depending on the strain.
“Both territoriality and aggression (which not necessarily come together, as described by Reference 90) might be significantly reduced in laboratory mice, depending on the strain.91”
From Ecological validity of social interaction tests in rats and mice (2019) · cites this paper as [91]
Social hierarchy in mice is maintained through constant, serious aggression, whose intensity can hugely differ between lines.
“Social hierarchy is maintained through constant, serious aggression, 24,96 which intensity can hugely differ between lines.70,91”
From Ecological validity of social interaction tests in rats and mice (2019) · cites this paper as [91]
Mice are much more territorial, which gives the most competitive individuals a straightforward advantage: controlling bigger area and better access to food and sexual partners.
“Mice are much more territorial (for inter-strain differences, see Reference 91), which gives the most competitive individuals straightforward advantage-controlling bigger area and better access to food and sexual partners.”
From Ecological validity of social interaction tests in rats and mice (2019) · cites this paper as [91]
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- Authors
- Bisazza, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Padua (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Bisazza, Angelo
- ORCID
- Bisazza, Angelo
- Venue
- Bolletino di zoologia
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1981-01
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 157-167
- ISSN
- 0373-4137 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2082262433
- Cited by
- 34
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2024: 5 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Bolletino di zoologia (publishedVersion)
- Padua Research Archive (University of Padova) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Keywords
- social organization, territoriality, mouse strains, BALB/c mice, C57BL mice, social hierarchy, rank order, aggression, sexual behavior, spatial dispersion, sibling pairs
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