Abstract:
:Paternal care is uncommon in mammals where males are more often involved in sexual competition than in providing care for their own offspring. However some species present some form of paternal care and, most of the time, this phenomenon is associated with a monogamous mating system. Mice of the genus Mus, such as the house mouse Mus musculus domesticus, are commonly considered to be polygamous-polygynous species. In Mus spicilegus, the mound-building mouse, previous results on female sexual preferences have suggested the existence of pair bonding more compatible with a monogamous mating system than with a polygamous one. We therefore tested the hypothesis that male M. spicilegus present a higher level of paternal care than males of the polygynous house mouse. Results showed that male M. spicilegus spent significantly more time covering the young during the first week after birth than male M. m. domesticus, particularly when the female was exploring, and retrieved stray pups significantly more frequently and more rapidly than male M. m. domesticus. There were practically no differences between the females of these two species. M. spicilegus parents also more significantly alternated their protection of the pups than M. m. domesticus parents. We discuss the evolution of paternal care in M. spicilegus in relation to monogamy.
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Behav Processesjournal_title
Behavioural processesauthors
Patris B,Baudoin Cdoi
10.1016/s0376-6357(00)00117-0keywords:
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2000-10-05 00:00:00pages
35-43issue
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1872-8308pii
S0376-6357(00)00117-0journal_volume
51pub_type
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