Resident breeding females

Female wild house mice mark frequently to advertise their dominant breeding status to other females. Resident breeding females overmark the urine of other breeding females (Hurst, 1990b). 

House mice reside together in territorial family groups, consisting of a dominant male with one or more breeding females and subordinate males (Hurst, 1987). Dominant males scent mark their territories extensively with small spots and streaks of urine and will further increase their scent marking rate around competing urine marks found within their territory (Desjardins et al., 1973 Hurst et al., 2001). Dominant males will also... 

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