Hastings Natural History Reservation

23 Jan, 04 PM - 19 Dec, 12 PM

During 2015 I will live trap and release Peromyscus californicus mice as part of an NSF funded project titled THE EFFECT OF TESTOSTERONE PULSES AND CONDITIONED PLACE PREFERENCES ON SOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN WILD AND LABORATORY PEROMYSCUS MICE. Upon on capture, sex, age, and reproductive condition will be assessed, and all individuals will be issues a mono-numeric ear tag. Both male and female mice that have a territory in the trapping grid (resident mice) will be outfitted with a custom built mouse collar transmitter to track animal movement and determine territory boundaries. We will test whether, in nature, the context (defending a territory at a home range boundary or being a caring parent at a nest) of the T release has an influence on behavior. We predict that when T release occurs near the territory boundary, the animal will be interacting with intruders, likely in conjunction with ultrasound vocalizations (Kalcounis-Rueppell et al. 2010). On the other hand, we predict that when the T release occurs near the nest, the animal will focus its attention on its mate and offspring. We will test our predictions by injecting T into resident males. Males will receive 3 injections over 6 days with at least 1-d between injections. Males will be randomly assigned to receive testosterone or saline injections. We will also look for behavioral responses using remote sensing methods (thermal imaging camera, radio telemetry receivers, ultrasound recording equipment). The thermal imaging camera will allow us to see the mice during the night, radio telemetry will allow us to identify the specific individual and ultrasound recording equipment will allow us to record the sounds produced by the mice (Briggs, JR and Kalcounis-Rueppell MC. 2011; Petric R. and Kalcounis-Rueppell MC. 2013). Everything that I am proposing to do has already been done by me or by other members of our lab.

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THE EFFECT OF TESTOSTERONE PULSES AND CONDITIONED PLACE PREFERENCES ON SOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN WILD AND LABORATORY PEROMYSCUS MICE

graduate_student - University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Reservation Members(s)

Madeline Grupper Feb 5 - 11, 2015 (7 days)
Cassie Kovarik Feb 15 - Apr 5, 2015 (50 days)
Madeline Grupper Feb 19 - Apr 16, 2015 (57 days)
Caylee Falvo Feb 2 - Apr 17, 2015 (75 days)
Jaime Neill Jan 23 - Apr 25, 2015 (93 days)
Cassie Kovarik Apr 17 - Jun 15, 2015 (60 days)
Anela Tokic Jul 18 - 20, 2015 (3 days)
Radmila Petric Jul 4 - Aug 18, 2015 (46 days)
Matina Kalcounis-Rueppell Oct 28 - Nov 3, 2015 (7 days)
Jaime Neill Aug 14 - Dec 12, 2015 (121 days)
Joseph Caprio Aug 14 - Dec 12, 2015 (121 days)
Radmila Petric Sep 16 - Dec 19, 2015 (95 days)

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Office / Lab Space (residing off-site) 1 Jan 7 - May 8, 2015
Bunk House Cottage 1 Jan 24 - Apr 25, 2015
Bunk House Cottage 1 Feb 15 - Apr 5, 2015
Bunk House Cottage 1 Feb 2 - Apr 17, 2015
Bunk House Cottage 1 Feb 19 - Apr 16, 2015
Bunk House Cottage 1 Feb 5 - 11, 2015
Bunk House Cottage 1 Apr 17 - Jun 15, 2015
Bunk House Cottage 1 Aug 14 - Dec 12, 2015
Bunk House Cottage 1 Aug 14 - Dec 12, 2015
Red House #1 1 Jul 4 - Aug 18, 2015
Red House #1 1 Sep 16 - Dec 19, 2015