Gray B, Fischer R B, Meunier G F
Horm Behav. 1984 Dec;18(4):451-6. doi: 10.1016/0018-506x(84)90029-1.
There is a growing body of data which indicates that saliva may function as a chemosignal in mammals. The salience of this cue in hamsters is investigated. Twelve females were tested in a four-choice olfactorium to determine whether the subjects could differentiate and demonstrate a preference for salivary cues as a function of the dominance status of the stimulus donors and the subjects estrous state. Clear differences in responding were found for estrous as opposed to diestrous females. Estrous females detected and exhibited a preference for male stimuli on the basis of entry and approach measures. Subjects were also found to exhibit sniffing preferences for male odors and possible an avoidance of female odors relative to the saline control. Estrous females appeared to be unable to distinguish between dominant and subordinate males.
越来越多的数据表明，唾液可能在哺乳动物中充当化学信号。本文研究了这种信号线索在仓鼠中的显著性。对12只雌性仓鼠在四选一嗅觉仪中进行测试，以确定实验对象是否能够区分并表现出对唾液线索的偏好，这取决于刺激源的优势地位和实验对象的发情状态。结果发现，发情期与非发情期的雌性仓鼠在反应上存在明显差异。发情期雌性仓鼠根据进入和接近程度，检测并表现出对雄性刺激的偏好。实验对象还表现出对雄性气味的嗅探偏好，相对于生理盐水对照组，可能还会避开雌性气味。发情期雌性仓鼠似乎无法区分优势雄性和从属雄性。
