Strain differences in the inhibition of infanticide in male mice (Mus musculus)

H F Kennedy; R W Elwood

doi:10.1016/s0163-1047(88)91066-7

Strain differences in the inhibition of infanticide in male mice (Mus musculus)

Behav Neural Biol. 1988 Nov;50(3):349-53. doi: 10.1016/s0163-1047(88)91066-7.

Authors

H F Kennedy¹, R W Elwood

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biology, Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

PMID: 3202817
DOI: 10.1016/s0163-1047(88)91066-7

Abstract

The mediating mechanisms for the inhibition of infanticide in male mice were examined in two strains of mice. Both copulation and postcopulatory cohabitation inhibited infanticide in CS1 males whereas only postcopulatory cohabitation inhibited infanticide in CBA males. These data illustrate the difficulties of making conclusions concerning infanticide from single studies using single strains or species.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Cannibalism*
Copulation
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred Strains
Social Environment*
Species Specificity*