Evolution of the House Mouse
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Evolution of the House Mouse

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  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
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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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Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780521760669
eBook ISBN
9781139512015
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Biology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Evolution of the House Mouse
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Contributors
  8. Preface
  9. Foreword: Mice and (wo)men – an evolving relationship
  10. 1: The house mouse and its relatives: systematics and taxonomy: JEAN-CHRISTOPHE AUFFRAY AND JANICE BRITTON-DAVIDIAN
  11. 2: Phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Mus in Eurasia
  12. 3: On the origin of the house mouse synanthropy and dispersal in the Near East and Europe: zooarchaeological review and perspectives
  13. 4: Origin and genetic status of Mus musculus molossinus: a typical example of reticulate evolution in the genus Mus
  14. 5: The complex social environment of female house mice (Mus domesticus)
  15. 6: Development of the mouse mandible: a model system for complex morphological structures
  16. 7: Recognition of subspecies status mediated by androgen-binding protein (ABP) in the evolution of incipient reinforcement on the European house mouse hybrid zone
  17. 8: Mechanisms of chemical communication
  18. 9: The evolution of MHC diversity in house mice
  19. 10: Ultrasonic vocalizations in house mice: a cryptic mode of acoustic communication
  20. 11: House mouse phylogeography
  21. 12: The mouse t-haplotype: a selfish chromosome – genetics, molecular mechanism, and evolution
  22. 13: Tracing recent adaptations in natural populations of the house mouse
  23. 14: What can the Mus musculus musculus/M. m. domesticus hybrid zone tell us about speciation?
  24. 15: Behaviour, ecology, and speciation in the house mouse
  25. 16: Chromosomal hybrid zones in the house mouse
  26. 17: The role of the X chromosome in house mouse speciation
  27. 18: New insights into parasitism in the house mouse hybrid zone
  28. 19: Hybrid male sterility genes in the mouse subspecific crosses
  29. 20: Linkage disequilibrium approaches for detecting hybrid zone movement: a study of the house mouse hybrid zone in southern Bavaria
  30. Index

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