Transmission of food preference via faeces in male and female house mice: Who is a good provider of food cues?

The social transmission of food preference (STFP) is a phenomenon that allows rodents to use food information perceived from their conspecifics to guide their own food choices. This social information can be collected via olfactory cues, during direct social interactions, or indirectly, via faeces left in the environment by individuals. Although reducing the risks associated with a social confrontation, faeces also convey different types of information about traits and states of individuals which could affect the indirect STFP.