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Open AccessProteomic analysis reveals dynamic changes in cloacal fluid composition during the reproductive season in a sexually promiscuous passerine
Cryptic female choice (CFC) is a component of postcopulatory sexual selection that allows females to influence the fertilization success of sperm from different males. While its precise mechanisms remain uncle...
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Open AccessVariation in mouse chemical signals is genetically controlled and environmentally modulated
In most mammals and particularly in mice, chemical communication relies on the detection of ethologically relevant fitness-related cues from other individuals. In mice, urine is the primary source of these sig...
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Open AccessSperm morphology and performance in relation to postmating prezygotic isolation in two recently diverged passerine species
Divergence in sperm phenotype and female reproductive environment may be a common source of postmating prezygotic (PMPZ) isolation between species. However, compared to other reproductive barriers it has recei...
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Open AccessDo all mice smell the same? Chemosensory cues from inbred and wild mouse strains elicit stereotypic sensory representations in the accessory olfactory bulb
For many animals, chemosensory cues are vital for social and defensive interactions and are primarily detected and processed by the vomeronasal system (VNS). These cues are often inherently associated with eth...
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Open AccessOral and vaginal microbiota in selected field mice of the genus Apodemus: a wild population study
Animal-associated microbiota is expected to impose crucial effects on the host’s fitness-related performance, including reproduction. Most research to date has focused on interactions between the host with its...
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Open AccessDifferential regulation of vaginal lipocalins (OBP, MUP) during the estrous cycle of the house mouse
Female house mice produce pheromone-carrying major urinary proteins (MUPs) in a cycling manner, thus reaching the maximum urinary production just before ovulation. This is thought to occur to advertise the tim...
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Open AccessOn the saliva proteome of the Eastern European house mouse (Mus musculus musculus) focusing on sexual signalling and immunity
Chemical communication is mediated by sex-biased signals abundantly present in the urine, saliva and tears. Because most studies concentrated on the urinary signals, we aimed to determine the saliva proteome i...
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Open AccessNovel OBP genes similar to hamster Aphrodisin in the bank vole, Myodes glareolus
Chemical communication in mammals involves globular lipocalins that protect and transport pheromones during their passage out of the body. Efficient communication via this protein - pheromone complex is essent...
