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Female mice ultrasonically interact with males during courtship displays
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During courtship males attract females with elaborate behaviors. In mice, these displays include ultrasonic vocalizations. Ultrasonic courtship vocalizations were previously attributed to the courting male, despite evidence that both sexes produce virtually indistinguishable vocalizations. Because of this similarity, and the difficulty of assigning vocalizations to individuals, the vocal contribution of each individual during courtship is unknown. To address this question, we developed a microphone array system to localize vocalizations from socially interacting, individual adult mice. With this system, we show that female mice vocally interact with males during courtship. Males and females jointly increased their vocalization rates during chases. Furthermore, a female's participation in these vocal interactions may function as a signal that indicates a state of increased receptivity. Our results reveal a novel form of vocal communication during mouse courtship, and lay the groundwork for a mechanistic dissection of communication during social behavior.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Neunuebel, J. P., Taylor, A. L., Arthur, B. J., & Egnor, S. R.
- Affiliations
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, United States
- Corresponding author
- Neunuebel, Joshua P
- Venue
- eLife
- Publisher
- eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
- Published
- 2015-05-28
- Volume
- 4
- ISSN
- 2050-084X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4447045
- OpenAlex
- W2161992654
- Cited by
- 224
- References
- 91
- Citations by year
- 2026: 15 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 23 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 22 · 2015: 3
- FWCI
- 19.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- eLife (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) (Janelia Research Campus)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Keywords
- courtship vocalizations, ultrasonic vocalizations, microphone array, vocal communication, chase, social behavior
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Courtship, Female, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Sex Factors, Social Behavior, Ultrasonics, Vocalization, Animal, Mice
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