Individuals of many species rely on odors to communicate, find breeding partners, locate
resources and sense dangers. In vertebrates, odorants are detected by chemosensory …

House mice (Mus musculus) are thought to communicate primarily through chemosensory
signals (see Stopka et al., Chapter 8 in this volume), and yet, like many rodents, house mice …

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 …

The development of urban areas imposes challenges that wildlife must adapt to in order to
persist in these new habitats. One of the greatest changes brought by urbanization has been …

Adult mice emit ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs), sounds above the range of human hearing,
during social encounters. While mice alter their vocal emissions between isolated and social …

The present review provides a compilation of the published data on the phenomena of
multiple mating by females and multiple paternity in their litters in 48 rodent species with …

The transcription factor FoxP2 is involved in setting up the neuronal circuitry for vocal
learning in mammals and birds and is thought to have played a special role in the evolution …

Adult house mice emit an ultrasonic call series in response to perceived changes of stimulus
contexts referring to olfactory stimuli from objects such as urine from another animal and/or …

Courtship songs in mice have been investigated to understand the mechanisms and
ecological relevance of vocal communication. There is evidence that courtship song …

Vocalisations are increasingly being recognised as an important aspect of normal rodent
behaviour yet little is known of how they interact with other spontaneous behaviours such as …