House Mouse Mus Musculus Domesticus Research Articles

Role of contact areas in chromosomal speciation of the European long-tailed house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus)

Abstract Chromosomally rearranged populations of house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) with different diploid numbers (2n=26, 24 and 22), come into contact both inter se and with the 40-chromosome unchanged populations surrounding them, giving rise to tension zones in the sense used by Key. The evolutionary role of contact areas was emphasized as essential steps during the accumulation phase of chromosomal (Robertsonian) rearrangements as well as a key element in the chromosomal post-mating isolation. The structure and the dynamics of the hybridization zones, between 40-chromosomes and Robertsonially rearranged mouse populations, were studied and the possibility of gene flow was tested analyzing the allozymic variation; a speciation model was proposed for Mus musculus domesticus on the basis of its chromosomal intraspecific variability.

The Adaptive Value of Male-Biased Sex Ratios Among Stressed Animals

The Adaptive Value of Male-Biased Sex Ratios Among Stressed Animals

Influence of social status on paternal behaviour in mice

Abstract House mice (Mus musculus domesticus) in triads of one female and two males showed differences in parental behaviour and the influence of male social status. Every test consisted in putting a strange test-pup into the cage of the triad. Many parental activities and particularly retrieving were recorded. The results demonstrated the social dominance of the female on the males, while, the males maintained their hierarchy status, whether the female was present or not. The “killer” dominant male was less interested in parental care than the “normal” dominant male. The origin of such behaviour in relation to the possible social situation of the “killer” male in a natural environment is discussed.

Sexual Selection in Mice. V. Reproductive Competition between +/+ and +/tw5Males

Previous articleNext article No AccessNotes and CommentsSexual Selection in Mice. V. Reproductive Competition between +/+ and +/tw5 MalesLouis Levine, Robert F. Rockwell, and Joseph GrossfieldLouis Levine Search for more articles by this author , Robert F. Rockwell Search for more articles by this author , and Joseph Grossfield Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 116, Number 1Jul., 1980 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/283619 Views: 2Total views on this site Citations: 18Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1980 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Andreas Sutter, Anna K. Lindholm No evidence for female discrimination against male house mice carrying a selfish genetic element, Current Zoology 62, no.66 (Jun 2016): 675–685.https://doi.org/10.1093/cz/zow063ANN EILEEN MILLER BAKER Mendelian inheritance of t haplotypes in house mouse ( Mus musculus domesticus ) field populations, Genetics Research 90, no.44 (Oct 2008): 331–339.https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016672308009439Lara S. Carroll, Wayne K. Potts Functional Genomics Requires Ecology, (Jan 2006): 173–215.https://doi.org/10.1016/S0065-3454(06)36004-4Lara S. Carroll, Shawn Meagher, Linda Morrison, Dustin J. Penn, Wayne K. Potts FITNESS EFFECTS OF A SELFISH GENE (THE MUS T COMPLEX) ARE REVEALED IN AN ECOLOGICAL CONTEXT, Evolution 58, no.66 (Jan 2004): 1318.https://doi.org/10.1554/03-544T. Tregenza, N. Wedell Genetic compatibility, mate choice and patterns of parentage: Invited Review, Molecular Ecology 9, no.88 (Aug 2000): 1013–1027.https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-294x.2000.00964.xRobert C. Karn, Rosemary Russell The amino acid sequence of the alpha subunit of mouse salivary androgen-binding protein (ABP), with a comparison to the partial sequence of the beta subunit and to other ligand-binding proteins, Biochemical Genetics 31, no.7-87-8 (Aug 1993): 307–319.https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02401825Carol B. Coopersmith, Sarah Lenington Female Preferences Based on Male Quality in House Mice: Interaction between Male Dominance Rank and t-Complex Genotype, Ethology 90, no.11 (Apr 2010): 1–16.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0310.1992.tb00815.xSarah Lenington The t Complex: A Story of Genes, Behavior, and Populations, (Jan 1991): 51–86.https://doi.org/10.1016/S0065-3454(08)60319-8C.J. Barnard, J. Fitzsimons Kin recognition and mate choice in mice: the effects of kinship, familiarity and social interference on intersexual interaction, Animal Behaviour 36, no.44 (Aug 1988): 1078–1090.https://doi.org/10.1016/S0003-3472(88)80067-8R. J. Berry Where biology meets; or how science advances: Presidential Address to the Linnean Society delivered at the Anniversary Meeting, 24th May 1985, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 30, no.33 (Jan 2008): 257–274.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1987.tb00300.xSARAH LENINGTON Reproductive Behavior as a Phenotypic Correlate of T-Locus Genotype in Wild House Mice: Implications for Evolutionary Models, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 474, no.1 Reproduction1 Reproduction (Dec 1986): 141–147.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1986.tb28006.xPatricia Franks, Sarah Lenington Dominance and reproductive behavior of wild house mice in a seminatural environment correlated with T-locus genotype, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 18, no.66 (May 1986): 395–404.https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00300513R. J. Berry Genetical Processes in Wild Mouse Populations. Past Myth and Present Knowledge, (Jan 1986): 86–94.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71304-0_10Raghavendra Gadagkar Kin recognition in social insects and other animals—A review of recent findings and a consideration of their relevance for the theory of kin selection, Proceedings: Animal Sciences 94, no.66 (Dec 1985): 587–621.https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03191863Louis Levine Sexual selection does not equal mate selection, Animal Behaviour 33, no.44 (Nov 1985): 1363–1364.https://doi.org/10.1016/S0003-3472(85)80200-1Kathleen Egid, Sarah Lenington Responses of male mice to odors of females: Effects of T- and H-2-locus genotype, Behavior Genetics 15, no.33 (May 1985): 287–295.https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01065983Sarah Lenington, Kathleen Egid Female discrimination of male odors correlated with male genotype at the T locus: A response to T-locus or H-2-locus variability?, Behavior Genetics 15, no.11 (Jan 1985): 53–67.https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01071932Sarah Lenington Social preferences for partners carrying ‘good genes’ in wild house mice, Animal Behaviour 31, no.22 (May 1983): 325–333.https://doi.org/10.1016/S0003-3472(83)80050-5

Spontaneour Robertsonian fusion leading to karyotype variation in the house mouse - first report form Asia.

The occurrence of spontaneous Robertsonian fusion leading to 2n=39 chromosomes (NF=40) in the house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) has been reported for the first time from Asia. 3 phenotypically normal female mice collected from 2 distantly located populations of India (Tripura and Calcutta) show centric fusion in somatic chromosomes between pairs 2 and 16, and 8 and 14 respectively. C-banding analysis revealed that the (sub)metacentric has been originated by fusion between the broken/eroded centromeres of 2 telocentric chromosomes.