Evaluation of the social bond: A new method tested in Mus spicilegus
Autor: | Patrick Gouat, Daphné Kerhoas Essen, Christophe Féron, Julie Bardet |
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Přispěvatelé: | Laboratoire d'Ethologie Expérimentale et Comparée (LEEC), Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (USPC)-Université Paris 13 (UP13) |
Rok vydání: | 2007 |
Předmět: |
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0106 biological sciences 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Nesting Behavior Animals 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 050102 behavioral science & comparative psychology Social Behavior General Immunology and Microbiology biology [SCCO.NEUR]Cognitive science/Neuroscience Bond 05 social sciences General Medicine Social bond biology.organism_classification Object Attachment Social relation Muridae Distress Investigation methods Mus spicilegus Female [SDV.NEU]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC] social bound General Agricultural and Biological Sciences Psychology Social psychology |
Zdroj: | Comptes Rendus Biologies Comptes Rendus Biologies, Elsevier, 2007, 330, pp.837-843. ⟨10.1016/j.crvi.2007.08.006⟩ |
ISSN: | 1631-0691 |
Popis: | Innovative and fruitful studies of social bonds have been developed in recent years, although the methods used to establish the existence of a social bond between two individuals have not evolved significantly. Two types of paradigms have been currently used: the separation-reunion paradigm, which evaluates the distress caused by the disruption of the social bond, and choice paradigms, which test the specificity of the bond to a given individual. We have developed a new paradigm based on the idea that the cost an individual was ready to pay in order to gain access to a conspecific depended on the strength of the social bond between the two individuals. To test our paradigm we used mound-building mice, Mus spicilegus that present, in both males and females, a level of tolerance that differs greatly according to the degree of familiarity between the individuals. Our new method for testing social bond revealed unsuspected differences between males and females. Our results suggested that, at least in Mus spicilegus , strong social bonds were not necessary to the development of a high level of tolerance between individuals. To cite this article: J. Bardet et al., C. R. Biologies 330 (2007). |
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