Abstract
We examined changes in behavioral elements of Mus musculus musculus and Mus musculus domesticus while encountering with conspecific, allospecific animals. To do this, pure (senso lato) M. m. musculus and pure (senso lato) M. m. domesticus were obtained from the north east and the west of Iran, respectively, and mating experiments were conducted for both sub. Our study of the behavioral elements of opposite sex as the mate preference factors, within and between the two subspecies, showed that females represent more specific behavior than males in all the test groups. Also both females and males showed non-social behavior during inter-subspecies opposite sex encounters, but the aggressive behavior was just observed more when females encountered the other subspecies males. Although further studies on recognition signals (soiled bedding and urine) as a subspecies recognition system will be necessary to show inter-subspecific behavioral differences that may shape pre-mating isolation between subspecies in Iran.
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