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Chen Y, Xiang Z, Su Q, Qin J, Liu Q. Vocal signals with different social or non-social contexts in two wild rodent species (Mus caroli and Rattus losea). Anim Cogn 2023; 26:963-972. [PMID: 36683113 DOI: 10.1007/s10071-023-01745-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
The ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) of rodents play a substantial role in the communication and interaction between individuals; exhibit a high degree of complexity; and are influenced by a multitude of developmental, environmental, and phylogenetic factors. The functions of USVs are mainly studied in laboratory mice or rats. However, the behavioral relevance of USVs in wild rodents is poorly studied. In this work, we systematically investigated the vocal repertoire of the wild mouse Mus caroli and wild rat Rattus losea in multiple social or non-social contexts, e.g., pup-isolation, juvenile-play, paired opposite-sex encounter, female-female interaction, social-exploring, or foot-shock treatment. Unlike the laboratory mice, M. caroli, whose USVs were recorded during pup-isolation and courtship behaviors, did not produce any vocal sounds during juvenile-play and female-female interactions. R. losea, similar to laboratory rats, emitted USVs in all test situations. We found higher peak frequencies of USVs in both these two wild rodent species than in laboratory animals. Moreover, the parameters and structures of USVs varied significantly across different social or non-social contexts even within each species, confirming the context-sensitivity and complexity of vocal signals in rodents. We also noted a striking difference in call types between these two species: no downward type occurred in M. caroli, but no upward type occurred in R. losea, thereby highlighting the interspecific difference of vocal signals among rodents. Thus, the present study presents behavioral foundations of the vocalization context in wild mice and wild rats, and contributes to revealing the behavioral significance of widely used USVs in rodents.
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- Yi Chen
- College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, China.,Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, China
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- College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, China.,Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
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Frydman G, Goll Y, Geffen E, Koren L. Sex differences in frequencies in a species with modest sexual size dimorphism. BIOACOUSTICS 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/09524622.2022.2105954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Gal Frydman
- Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- School of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- School of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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Newar SL, Bowman J. Think Before They Squeak: Vocalizations of the Squirrel Family. Front Ecol Evol 2020. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2020.00193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Zaytseva AS, Volodin IA, Ilchenko OG, Volodina EV. Ultrasonic vocalization of pup and adult fat-tailed gerbils (Pachyuromys duprasi). PLoS One 2019; 14:e0219749. [PMID: 31356642 PMCID: PMC6663002 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) of laboratory rodents indicate animal emotional arousal and may serve as models of human disorders. We analysed spectrographically USV calls of pup and adult fat-tailed gerbils Pachyuromys duprasi during 420-s tests, including isolation, touch and handling. Based on combination of six different USV syllable contour shapes and six different note compositions, we classified 782 USV syllables of 24 pups aged 5-10 days to 18 types and 232 syllables of 7 adults to 24 types. Pups and adults shared 16 of these 26 USV types. Percentages of USV syllables with certain contour shapes differed between pups and adults. The contour shape and note composition significantly affected most acoustic variables of USV syllables in either pups or adults. The 1-note USV syllables were most common in either pups or adults. Pup USV syllables were overall longer and higher-frequency than adult ones, reminiscent of the USV ontogenetic pathway of bats and distinctive to rats and mice. We discuss that the USV syllable types of fat-tailed gerbils were generally similar in contour shapes and note compositions with USV syllable types of mice and rats, what means that software developed for automated classifying of mice ultrasound might be easily adapted or re-tuned to gerbil USV calls. However, using fat-tailed gerbils as model for biomedical research including control of USV vocalization is only possible since 6th day of pup life, because of the delayed emergence of USV calls in ontogeny of this species.
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- Alexandra S. Zaytseva
- Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
- Scientific Research Department, Moscow Zoo, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
- Scientific Research Department, Moscow Zoo, Moscow, Russia
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Volodin IA, Panyutina AA, Abramov AV, Ilchenko OG, Volodina EV. Ultrasonic bouts of a blind climbing rodent (Typhlomys chapensis): acoustic analysis. BIOACOUSTICS 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/09524622.2018.1509374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ilya A. Volodin
- Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
- Scientific Research Department, Moscow Zoo, Moscow, Russia
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- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Joint Vietnam–Russian Tropical Research and Technological Centre, Nguyen Van Huyen, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Miard P, Lim LS, Abdullah NI, Elias NA, Ruppert N. Ultrasound use by Sunda colugos offers new insights into the communication of these cryptic mammals. BIOACOUSTICS 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/09524622.2018.1463294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Priscillia Miard
- School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- School of Distance Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- School of Distance Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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Ancillotto L, Russo D. Individual vs. non-individual acoustic signalling in African woodland dormice (Graphiurus murinus). Mamm Biol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2016.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ancillotto L, Mori E. Adaptive significance of coat colouration and patterns of Sciuromorpha (Rodentia). ETHOL ECOL EVOL 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2016.1145146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Leonardo Ancillotto
- Wildlife Research Unit, University of Naples “Federico II”, Laboratorio di Ecologia Applicata, Sezione di Biologia e Protezione dei Sistemi Agrari e Forestali, Dipartmento di Agraria, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici (Naples), Italy
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- University of Turin, DiSAFA, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco (Turin), Italy
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Acorns were good until tannins were found: Factors affecting seed-selection in the hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius). Mamm Biol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2014.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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