Sex Hormones Function as Sex Attractant Pheromones in House Mice and Brown Rats
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DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201700224
Abstract: Sex hormones of mammals control the expression of sexual characteristics and bodily functions. The male hormone testosterone and the female hormones progesterone and estradiol are known to occur in urine markings of mice. Here, we… read more here.
Keywords: brown rats; house mice; hormones function; sex ... See more keywords
More exploratory house mice judge an ambiguous situation more negatively
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DOI: 10.1007/s10071-020-01414-y
Abstract: Exploration tendency, one of the most investigated animal personality traits, may be driven by either positive (when seeking interesting information) or negative (to reduce the uncertainty of the environment) affective/emotional profiles. To disentangle the valence… read more here.
Keywords: exploration; house mice; judgment bias; ambiguous situation ... See more keywords
Systematic prey preference by introduced mice exhausts the ecosystem on Antipodes Island
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DOI: 10.1007/s10530-019-02194-4
Abstract: House mice ( Mus musculus ) are a widespread invasive species on islands. Where they are the sole introduced mammal they can have particularly strong negative impacts on recipient ecosystems. House mice impacts have been… read more here.
Keywords: terrestrial ecosystem; house mice; antipodes island; ecosystem antipodes ... See more keywords
Ultrasonic courtship vocalizations of male house mice contain distinct individual signatures
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.09.006
Abstract: Acoustic communication mediates many types of social interactions; however, few studies have investigated whether courtship vocalizations contain distinctive individual signatures necessary for individual recognition. Male house mice, Mus musculus, produce spectrally complex ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs)… read more here.
Keywords: individual signatures; house mice; male house;
Invasive rat establishment and changes in small mammal populations on Caribbean Islands following two hurricanes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e00986
Abstract: Abstract Invasive mammals, particularly black rats (Rattus rattus), house mice (Mus musculus), and mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) are established on many tropical islands and threaten natural resources such as native birds, sea turtles, lizards, invertebrates, and… read more here.
Keywords: house mice; mammal populations; island; small mammal ... See more keywords
Morphometric variations at an ecological scale: Seasonal and local variations in feral and commensal house mice
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2017.04.004
Abstract: Abstract The time scales of evolutionary and ecological studies tend to converge, as shown by evidences that contemporary evolution can occur as fast as ecological processes. This opens new questions regarding variation of characters usually… read more here.
Keywords: feral commensal; commensal; seasonal local; house mice ... See more keywords
First record of the presence of skin mites (Demodex musculi) in wild house mice from the Canary Islands (Spain)
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DOI: 10.1080/01647954.2020.1765866
Abstract: ABSTRACT We determined the prevalence of skin mites in the hair follicles of the abdomen and caudal areas of 94 wild house mice (Mus musculus domesticus) from seven Canary Islands (Spain). We detected and identified… read more here.
Keywords: wild house; house mice; canary islands; mice ... See more keywords
A longitudinal study of phenotypic changes in early domestication of house mice
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.172099
Abstract: Similar phenotypic changes occur across many species as a result of domestication, e.g. in pigmentation and snout size. Experimental studies of domestication have concentrated on intense and directed selection regimes, while conditions that approximate the… read more here.
Keywords: house mice; domestication; phenotypic; phenotypic changes ... See more keywords
A natural catastrophic turnover event: individual sociality matters despite community resilience in wild house mice
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2019.2880
Abstract: Natural disasters can cause rapid demographic changes that disturb the social structure of a population as individuals may lose connections. These changes also have indirect effects as survivors alter their within-group connections or move between… read more here.
Keywords: wild house; catastrophic turnover; house mice; structure ... See more keywords
Population dynamics and resource availability drive seasonal shifts in the consumptive and competitive impacts of introduced house mice (Mus musculus) on an island ecosystem
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DOI: 10.1101/2022.02.23.481645
Abstract: Background House mice (Mus musculus) are widespread and invasive on many islands where they can have both direct and indirect ecological impacts on native ecological communities. Given their opportunistic, omnivorous nature the consumptive and competitive… read more here.
Keywords: house; house mice; resource availability; consumptive competitive ... See more keywords
Like or dislike: Response of rodents to the odor of plant secondary metabolites.
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DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12245
Abstract: Rodents, including common voles (Microtus arvalis) and house mice (Mus musculus) cause immense pre-harvest and post-harvest losses. Therefore, developing methods that mitigate these losses while maintaining their role in ecosystems is a priority. Several plant… read more here.
Keywords: plant secondary; house mice; secondary metabolites;