What does a mouse do to recognize its sex partner?

[Chipmank]

What does a mouse do to recognize its sex partner ?

Thanks

 

[Snazzy]

Most likely it smells out females.

 

[Chipmank]

if so, will he be fooled if people coat the the male mouse with female scent ?

 

[Moonbear]

if so, will he be fooled if people coat the the male mouse with female scent ?

Not entirely, because the male mouse will still have its own scent (might even initiate some aggressive behavior if one male perceives that the other male has been with a female he "desires"). But, you can put the male mouse into a cage with bedding soiled by the female to start the arousal process, even without the female present.

 

[Ouabache]

Most likely it smells out females.

Are you sure you want to make this generalization? You've made an assumption that the original mouse is male.
There is only a 50/50 chance that is true.

 

[clouded.perception]

Females use scent too. A female mopuse will even abort a foetus if she changes partners, based on the difference in smell in her new partner and her old one (and a hormone he secretes).