Acoustic Signals in Mouse Maternal Behavior: Retrieving and Cannibalism
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The purpose of this study was to show that juvenile acoustic signals are not essential prerequisites for inhibiting parental aggression or for eliciting maternal care. This was demonstrated by comparing the behavior of Rb‐3 and GFF+/+ female mice with normal audition and that of a deaf mutant GFF dn/dn. 243 ♀♀ and 609 litters were used to measure cannibalism and 54 ♀♀ to measure speed of retrieval. Neither rate of cannibalism nor speed of retrieval were modified by deafness, thus verifying the proposed hypothesis.
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- Authors
- Busnel, R. G., & Lehmann, A.
- Affiliations
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (FR)
- Corresponding author
- Busnel, R. G.
- Venue
- Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1977-01-12
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 321-324
- ISSN
- 0044-3573 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2021358241
- Cited by
- 9
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 0.87
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology › Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Keywords
- maternal behavior, acoustic signals, parental aggression, maternal care, cannibalism, pup retrieval, deafness, auditory processing
- MeSH terms
- Aggression, Animals, Auditory Perception, Cannibalism, Female, Humans, Maternal Behavior, Vocalization, Animal, Mice
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