Copulatory behavior of male house musk shrews (Suncus murinus)

Authors

  • Toru R Saito Department of Laboratory Animal Science, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University
  • Haruo Hashimoto Department of Laboratory Animal Science, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University
  • Naoki Moritani Department of Laboratory Animal Science, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University
  • Kazumi Taniguchi Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Kitasato University
  • Kazuaki W Takahashi Department of Laboratory Animal Science, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23675/sjlas.v24i3.813

Abstract

The copulatory behavior in male house musk shrews (Jic: SUN strain) aged 10-12 months was observed under the light (09:00-11:00) and dark (20:00-22:00) periods. The females of same strain were used as stimulus in copulatory behavior tests.
Two-hour test sessions were recorded. All 14 males showed one ejaculation after a few intromissions within 2 hours. These values are similar to that of male guinea pigs. Comparing behavioral frequencies and latencies for males observed in the
light and dark periods, there were no significant differences between two groups. The present study is the first to clearly establish the pattern of copulatory behavior in male house musk shrews.

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Published

01.12.1997

How to Cite

Saito, T. R., Hashimoto, H., Moritani, N., Taniguchi, K., & Takahashi, K. W. (1997). Copulatory behavior of male house musk shrews (Suncus murinus). Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science, 24(3). https://doi.org/10.23675/sjlas.v24i3.813

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 3 (1997)

Section

Articles