Artistic rendering of mouse bait-and-switch. Male mice, subjected to agonistic interactions, escape and avoid conflict by exploiting nearby females to divert the attention of the pursuing aggressor.

In male-on-male mouse squabbles, the victims of aggression often hide behind a female mouse to divert their attacker's attention. “Think back to a time when you were confronted by a bully or found ...

The researchers' findings, published on October 15 th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, show that male mice deescalate aggressive encounters by running over to a female mouse to distract ...

Male mice use females as "decoys" to distract aggressive rivals and avoid conflict, suggests new research. The males will run over to female mice when threatened - using a “bait-and-switch ...

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In social animals like mice, where females have a distinct estrous cycle, efficient reproduction relies not only on males identifying the estrous state of females and exhibiting male-specific ...

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Male mice use female mice to distract aggressors and avoid conflict When aggressively encountered, male mice will run over to female mice, using a 'bait-and-switch' tactic to distract aggressive ...

In male-on-male mouse squabbles, the victims of aggression often hide behind a female mouse to divert their attacker’s attention. “Think back to a time when you were confronted by a bully or ...

The researchers' findings, published on October 15 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, show that male mice deescalate aggressive encounters by running over to a female mouse to distract the ...