在奶牛之间展现的安装与性动机无关
Satoru Suzuki1, Hideki Ogasawara2, Reina Fujimoto2
1Laboratory of Veterinary Ethology, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan.
Physiology & behavior
|October 7, 2024
概括
牛中雌雌性登与性动机没有联系. 这种行为经常发生,即使奶牛不在中,也会挑战以前关于其性质的假设.
科学领域:
- 伦理学 伦理学 伦理学
- 动物行为 动物行为
- 生殖生物学 生殖生物学
背景情况:
- 在包括牛在内的各种物种中观察到雌雌 (f-f) 连接.
- 传统上,牛的这种行为被解释为性行为,因为它与雄性安装行为有相似之处.
研究的目的:
- 调查性动机是否影响牛的f-f安装频率.
- 为了测试性相关刺激会增加雌性母牛的f-f安装的假设.
主要方法:
- 雌激素被诱导在牛使用雌激素注射.
- 使用了两个刺激条件:一个非性活跃的牛和一个性活跃的公牛.
- 记录了F-f安装频率,并比较了方向盘刺激和公牛刺激条件.
主要成果:
- 雌激诱导和性动机通过在牛刺激条件下与刺激动物的接近度增加而得到证实.
- 在方向盘刺激和公牛刺激条件之间,没有发现f-f安装频率的显著差异.
- 观察到的f-f安装的很大一部分 (44.6%) 发生在奶牛不在期时.
结论:
- 牛的F-f安装与性动机没有显著的关联.
- 这些发现挑战了传统的观点,认为f-f安装在牛中主要是性行为.
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