Exposure to odors of rivals enhances sexual motivation in male giant pandas.

Males will alter their mating behavior to cope with the presence of their competitors. Even exposure to odors from potential competitors can greatly increase male ejaculate expenditure in a variety of animals including insects, fishes, birds and rodents. Major efforts have been made to examine males...

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Main Authors: Xiaoxing Bian, Dingzhen Liu, Hua Zeng, Guiquan Zhang, Rongping Wei, Rong Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3734173?pdf=render