Investigating how male and female mice adapt their behaviors to promote individual survival and species reproduction across different environments.
Building on previous research findings that “male and female mice maintain highly consistent defensive capabilities throughout their lifespan, yet exhibit distinct defensive strategies,” we propose the following: the consistency in defensive capabilities between sexes ensures the fundamental safety needs of individuals throughout their lifecycle, while the differences in defensive strategies serve the distinct social roles required for species reproduction. Our ongoing project focus on: ① How male and female mice exhibit “adaptive/non-adaptive” binary responses to persistent survival threats, ensuring individual survival; ② How male and female mice display significant differences in defensive behaviors during the reproductive stage, optimizing their roles in species reproduction.