Female preference for male saliva: Implications for sexual isolation of mus musculus subspecies

Holly M. Talley; Christina M. Laukaitis; Robert C. Karn

doi:10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb00796.x

Female preference for male saliva: Implications for sexual isolation of mus musculus subspecies

Holly M. Talley, Christina M. Laukaitis, Robert C. Karn

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Abstract

We studied the effects of a single genetic change on a complex mammalian behavior using animals congenic for two variants of Abpa, the gene for the alpha subunit of mouse salivary androgen-binding protein (ABP), in two-way preference tests. Females exhibited a preference for investigating salivas of males of their own genetic type of ABP but not for urines of either type of male. This preference behavior is consistent for samples of mice from geographically diverse populations of Mus musculus domesticus and M. m. musculus. These findings provide an explanation for the observation that this gene is evolving under strong selection.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	631-634
Number of pages	4
Journal	Evolution
Volume	55
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb00796.x
State	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Androgen-binding protein
Pheromone
Sexual isolation
Sexual selection
Speciation

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Genetics
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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