Mice use chemical cues such as odors to sense social hierarchy, study finds

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May 19, 2025, 11:00 am193 pts
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that mice use chemical cues, including odors, to detect the social rank of an unfamiliar mouse and compare it to their own, using this information to determine their behavior.

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