A qualitative investigation of major urinary proteins in relation to the onset of aggressive behavior and dispersive motivation in male wild house mice (Mus musculus domesticus)

Abstract

We compared individual MUP IEF patterns between fraternal pairs that did or did not develop agonistic relationships. We found that agonistic males expressed more MUP IEF bands than amicable ones at weaning.

Keywords

• dispersal propensity
• chemical signals
• aggressive behavior
• wild house mice