Evolution of the house mouse / edited by Milos Macholan [and three others].

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Macholán, Miloš, editor.

Series:

• Cambridge studies in morphology and molecules. ; 3.
• Cambridge studies in morphology and molecules : new paradigms in evolutionary biology ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Mice--Evolution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 526 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

• Cover; Evolution of the House Mouse; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Foreword: Mice and (wo)men - an evolving relationship; References; 1: The house mouse and its relatives: systematics and taxonomy: JEAN-CHRISTOPHE AUFFRAY AND JANICE BRITTON-DAVIDIAN; Introduction; Taxonomic position of the subgenus Mus; Taxonomic diversity in the subgenus Mus; The M. musculus species group; Type locality; Taxonomic issues; Distribution; Phylogenetic relationships between subspecies; Type locality; Distribution; Description and diagnosis; Phylogenetic relationships
• Ecology/behaviourPoints of interest; Unresolved issues; Type locality; Distribution; Description and diagnosis; Phylogenetic relationships/subspecies; Ecology/behaviour; Points of interest; Unresolved issues; Type locality; Distribution; Description and diagnosis; Phylogenetic relationships/subspecies; Ecology/behaviour; Unresolved issues; Type locality; Distribution; Description and diagnosis; Phylogenetic relationships; Ecology/behaviour; Points of interest; The M. booduga species group; Type locality; Distribution; Description and diagnosis; Phylogenetic relationships; Ecology/behaviour
• Points of interestUnresolved issues; Type locality; Distribution; Description and diagnosis; Phylogenetic relationships; Ecology/behaviour; Points of interest; Unresolved issues; Type locality; Distribution; Description and diagnosis; Phylogenetic relationships; Ecology/behaviour; Unresolved issues; Type locality; Distribution; Description and diagnosis; Phylogenetic relationships; Ecology; Points of interest; Unresolved issues; Type locality; Distribution; Description and diagnosis; Phylogenetic relationships; Ecology/behaviour; Points of interest; Unresolved issues
• The M. cervicolor species groupType locality; Distribution; Description and diagnosis; Phylogenetic relationships/subspecies; Ecology/behaviour; Points of interest; Unresolved issues; Type locality; Distribution; Description and diagnosis; Phylogenetic relationships; Ecology/behaviour; Points of interest; Unresolved issues; Type locality; Distribution; Description and diagnosis; Phylogenetic relationships; Ecology/behaviour; Points of interest; The M. lepidoides species group; Type locality; Distribution; Description and diagnosis; Phylogenetic relationships; Ecology/behaviour
• Points of interestUnresolved issues; REFERENCES; 2: Phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Mus in Eurasia; Introduction; Origins and early diversification of the genus Mus; The diversity and phylogeny of Eurasian Mus species; Phylogeographic patterns among Eurasian Mus; Diversification, niche transitions and sympatry in the evolution of Eurasian Mus; Adaptive evolution in Eurasian Mus; Concluding remarks; REFERENCES; 3: On the origin of the house mouse synanthropy and dispersal in the Near East and Europe: zooarchaeological review and perspectives; Introduction
• On the origin of house mouse synanthropy

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

ISBN:

• 1-139-50785-0
• 1-107-22455-1
• 1-283-52171-7
• 9786613834164
• 1-139-51739-2
• 1-139-51832-1
• 1-139-51389-3
• 1-139-04454-0
• 1-139-51482-2
• 1-139-51647-7

OCLC:

804664362