Evolution of the House Mouse
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Evolution of the House Mouse
About this book
The house mouse is the source of almost all genetic variation in laboratory mice; its genome was sequenced alongside that of humans, and it has become the model for mammalian speciation. Featuring contributions from leaders in the field, this volume provides the evolutionary context necessary to interpret these patterns and processes in the age of genomics. The topics reviewed include mouse phylogeny, phylogeography, origins of commensalism, adaptation, and dynamics of secondary contacts between subspecies. Explorations of mouse behaviour cover the nature of chemical and ultrasonic signalling, recognition, and social environment. The importance of the mouse as an evolutionary model is highlighted in reviews of the first described example of meiotic drive (t-haplotype) and the first identified mammalian speciation gene (Prdm9). This detailed overview of house mouse evolution is a valuable resource for researchers of mouse biology as well as those interested in mouse genetics, evolutionary biology, behaviour, parasitology, and archaeozoology.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Evolution of the House Mouse
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Foreword: Mice and (wo)men – an evolving relationship
- 1: The house mouse and its relatives: systematics and taxonomy: JEAN-CHRISTOPHE AUFFRAY AND JANICE BRITTON-DAVIDIAN
- 2: Phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Mus in Eurasia
- 3: On the origin of the house mouse synanthropy and dispersal in the Near East and Europe: zooarchaeological review and perspectives
- 4: Origin and genetic status of Mus musculus molossinus: a typical example of reticulate evolution in the genus Mus
- 5: The complex social environment of female house mice (Mus domesticus)
- 6: Development of the mouse mandible: a model system for complex morphological structures
- 7: Recognition of subspecies status mediated by androgen-binding protein (ABP) in the evolution of incipient reinforcement on the European house mouse hybrid zone
- 8: Mechanisms of chemical communication
- 9: The evolution of MHC diversity in house mice
- 10: Ultrasonic vocalizations in house mice: a cryptic mode of acoustic communication
- 11: House mouse phylogeography
- 12: The mouse t-haplotype: a selfish chromosome – genetics, molecular mechanism, and evolution
- 13: Tracing recent adaptations in natural populations of the house mouse
- 14: What can the Mus musculus musculus/M. m. domesticus hybrid zone tell us about speciation?
- 15: Behaviour, ecology, and speciation in the house mouse
- 16: Chromosomal hybrid zones in the house mouse
- 17: The role of the X chromosome in house mouse speciation
- 18: New insights into parasitism in the house mouse hybrid zone
- 19: Hybrid male sterility genes in the mouse subspecific crosses
- 20: Linkage disequilibrium approaches for detecting hybrid zone movement: a study of the house mouse hybrid zone in southern Bavaria
- Index