Effects of male pre-ejaculatory vocalizations on female receptive behavior in the rat (Rattus norvegicus)
| Autor: | Ronald J. Barfield, Nicholas R. White |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
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Control level Courtship display Ejaculation media_common.quotation_subject Physiology Biology Rats Developmental psychology Arousal Sexual Behavior Animal Sexual behavior Copulation Animals Female Ultrasonics Animal communication Psychology (miscellaneous) Vocalization Animal Mating Reproduction Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Comparative Psychology. 104:140-146 |
| ISSN: | 1939-2087 0735-7036 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/0735-7036.104.2.140 |
| Popis: | Both male and female rats (Rattus norvegicus) emit ultrasounds during copulation. Bursts of ultrasounds from males that occur as ejaculation approaches are lower in frequency, longer in duration, and louder than those that appear earlier in the ejaculatory series. We attempted to determine if these pre-ejaculatory calls affect female sexual behavior. The behavior of females paired with devocalized males was compared with that of females paired with intact males, and in a second experiment tape-recorded vocalizations were played to females paired with devocalized males. Females were less receptive when paired with devocalized males; they were less likely to remain stationary when males attempted to mount. Playback of both types of calls restored female immobility toward control levels, although pre-ejaculatory calls were more effective than mating ones. Pre-ejaculatory calls restored running and training levels somewhat toward control level but to a lesser extent than female immobility. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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