Spectrographic analysis of the ultrasonic vocalisations of adult male and female BALB/c mice

被引:75
作者
Gourbal, BEF
Barthelemy, M
Petit, G
Gabrion, C
机构
[1] CHU Laval, Ctr Rech Infectiol, Quebec City, PQ G1V 4G2, Canada
[2] Univ Paris 06, CNRS,UMR 7103, Unite Parasitol Fondamentale & Fonct, Lab Parasitol Evolut, Paris, France
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10.1007/s00114-004-0543-7
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 [理学]; 0710 [生物学]; 09 [农学];
摘要
In this study, a spectrographic analysis was designed to improve the description of the shape, the modulations, the rate, length and frequencies of BALB/c mouse calls in different behavioural situations. Male and female calls emitted during investigation of cages with clean bedding, soiled with male or female bedding, and during same-sex encounters, were recorded and described. BALB/c male mice uttered different types of vocalisations both when investigating counterpart odour cues and when interacting with same-sex counterparts. BALB/c female mice vocalised solely during same-sex counterpart encounters and it appeared that calls were uttered mainly by the resident females. Male and female mice present a complex array of calls, which seem to be linked to particular behavioural situations. Further studies using this technology may help to improve our understanding of the role of vocal communication in natural rodent populations.
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