Friedle R E, Fischer R B
Percept Mot Skills. 1986 Feb;62(1):192-4. doi: 10.2466/pms.1986.62.1.192.
Large amounts of head sniffing and grooming have been associated with social dominance in the degu. This study examined whether salivary olfactants act as cues which could potentially mediate social dominance in 4 male and 8 female adults. Using salivary samples taken from the buccal cavities of partners of predetermined status, no preferences for dominant or submissive stimuli were evident. Comparison of work with the degu and that with other species was made.
大量的头部嗅闻和梳理行为与八齿鼠的社会等级优势有关。本研究调查了唾液气味分子是否作为一种线索，可能在4只成年雄性和8只成年雌性八齿鼠中调节社会等级优势。使用从预先确定地位的伴侣口腔中采集的唾液样本，未发现对优势或从属刺激有明显偏好。同时对八齿鼠与其他物种的研究工作进行了比较。
