Mesotocin influences pinyon jay prosociality.

These data come from a prosocial choice task conducted on captive pinyon jays. Experiment 1 measured baseline preferences (i.e. without hormonal manipulation), and Experiment 2 involved administration of a high or low dose of mesotocin (the avian homolog of oxytocin) or a saline control.
Pinyon jays are prosocial but not altruistic and mesotocin increases the proportion of prosocial choices (over control). Thus, while prior research showed mesotocin's role in avian social behavior, like mammalian oxytocin, mesotocin also influences avian prosocial behavior.

本数据集源自于一项针对野生松鸦的社会性选择任务的研究。实验一旨在测量基线偏好（即未进行激素操控的情况），而实验二则涉及了高剂量或低剂量中托辛（催产素在鸟类中的同源物）或生理盐水的对照组的给药。松鸦具有社会性但非利他性，中托辛的摄入能够提升社会性选择的比例（相对于对照组）。因此，尽管先前研究揭示了中托辛在鸟类社会行为中的作用，如同哺乳动物的催产素，中托辛亦对鸟类的社会性行为产生影响。