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Behavioural Discrimination of Male Mental Gland Secretions of the Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) by Both Sexes
Behavioural Processes ( IF 1.3 ) Pub Date : 2021-02-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2021.104314
Meghan D. Kelley , Cheikhouna Ka , John W. Finger , Mary T. Mendonça

Chemical communication is important for mate choice, especially at long distances in fragmented populations. The gopher tortoise is a social species that is threatened in the southeast U.S. due to habitat fragmentation and decline. One consequence of habitat loss is reduced mating opportunities, yet chemical signalling in gopher tortoises is relatively under-studied. Here, we investigated chemoreception of tortoise discrimination of chin secretions, or mental gland (MG) secretions. To assess conspecific recognition of male MG secretions, we conducted two paired-choice experiments: one with a neutral odorant control (NC; distilled water) and one with a pungent odorant control (PC; acetone) vs. male MG secretions. Behaviours were defined a priori, and their durations were quantified relative to treatments. Each sex spent significantly more time with MG secretions vs. acetone control during the PC study (p= 0.001). Each sex also sniffed MG swabs more frequently in both studies (PC study: p=0.0003; NC study: p=0.001). A principal components analysis of behavioural durations from the PC study identified one component with a significant treatment effect performed to MG secretions (p=0.0003), including the behaviours sniffing, head bobbing, biting, and eating near a swab. Our study provides the first chemical-behavioural bioassay of MG secretions from male gopher tortoises, suggesting MG secretions may be a source of pheromones.

中文翻译:

两性对地鼠龟 (Gopherus polyphemus) 雄性精神腺分泌物的行为歧视

化学通讯对于配偶选择很重要,特别是在分散的种群中长距离。地鼠龟是一种社会物种,由于栖息地破碎化和衰退,在美国东南部受到威胁。栖息地丧失的后果之一是交配机会减少,但地鼠陆龟的化学信号相对研究不足。在这里,我们研究了乌龟对下巴分泌物或精神腺 (MG) 分泌物的辨别力的化学感受。为了评估男性 MG 分泌物的同种识别,我们进行了两个配对选择实验:一个带有中性气味对照(NC;蒸馏水),另一个带有刺激性气味对照(PC;丙酮)与男性 MG 分泌物。行为是先验定义的,其持续时间相对于治疗进行量化。在 PC 研究期间,与丙酮对照相比,每种性别在 MG 分泌物上花费的时间明显更多(p = 0.001)。在两项研究中,每种性别也更频繁地嗅探 MG 拭子(PC 研究:p=0.0003;NC 研究:p=0.001)。来自 PC 研究的行为持续时间的主成分分析确定了一个对 MG 分泌物具有显着治疗效果的成分 (p = 0.0003),包括嗅探、摇头、咬和在拭子附近进食的行为。我们的研究首次对雄性地鼠龟的 MG 分泌物进行了化学行为生物测定,表明 MG 分泌物可能是信息素的来源。来自 PC 研究的行为持续时间的主成分分析确定了一个对 MG 分泌物具有显着治疗效果的成分 (p = 0.0003),包括嗅探、摇头、咬和在拭子附近进食的行为。我们的研究首次对雄性地鼠龟的 MG 分泌物进行了化学行为生物测定,表明 MG 分泌物可能是信息素的来源。来自 PC 研究的行为持续时间的主成分分析确定了一个对 MG 分泌物具有显着治疗效果的成分 (p = 0.0003),包括嗅探、摇头、咬和在拭子附近进食的行为。我们的研究首次对雄性地鼠龟的 MG 分泌物进行了化学行为生物测定,表明 MG 分泌物可能是信息素的来源。
更新日期:2021-02-01
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