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Effects of donor age on urinary chemosignals that influence the timing of first oestrus in young female house mice, Mus domesticus
Authors:L C Drickamer
Institution:Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 62901.
Abstract:The effects of donor age on the effectiveness of puberty-influencing urinary chemosignals in wild house mice was tested in a series of 3 experiments. The chemosignal from male mice that accelerates puberty was present in the urine from about the time of puberty and throughout the normal lifespan, but declined about 1 year of age. Oestrous females released a substance in their urine that accelerates puberty in young females. This substance remained effective from first oestrus until over 1 year of age, although older females were in oestrus less frequently than younger mice. Females that are pregnant or lactating released a puberty-accelerating substance in their urine regardless of age. Production and release of the puberty-delaying chemosignal by grouped females was initiated before puberty and continued throughout the lifespan of the mouse.
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