Pheromone in tears helps young mice ward off frisky males

Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 17:00 in Biology & Nature

Young mice secrete a pheromone in their tears in order to signal to older males that they're too young to mate, a new study finds.Like humans, mice display affection, aggression and fear toward others of their species.

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