The structure and usage of female and male mouse ultrasonic vocalizations reveal only minor differences.

Ultrasonic vocalizations (USV) of mice are increasingly recognized as informative dependent variables in studies using mouse models of human diseases. While pup vocalizations primarily serve to re-establish contact with the mother, adult male "songs" were considered to be courtship signals...

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Main Authors: Kurt Hammerschmidt, Konstantin Radyushkin, Hannelore Ehrenreich, Julia Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3398926?pdf=render