Female mice apparently prefer mates who have already been chosen by other females:
In a series of experiments designed to help scientists understand the brain chemicals that guide mate selection, Pfaff and his colleagues exposed female mice to odors of either a male mouse alone or a male mouse with a female. The females consistently preferred the scent of males linked to other females.
“Our data suggest that female mice may use, or even copy, the interests of other females based on olfactory cues,” says Pfaff, who is head of the Laboratory of Neurobiology and Behavior. “It could also be seen as a female trusting the mate choice of another female.”
Read more at physorg.com.
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Absolutely fascinating but I have to wonder how you came across this!!! LOL!
LOL — can't remember now, and perhaps best not to think about it