This review evaluates direct (live-trap**) and indirect (genetic) methods to study dispersal
in wild house mice (Mus musculus) and summarizes field and experimental data to examine …

Although the standard karyotype of the western house mouse, Mus musculus domesticus,
consists entirely of acrocentric chromosomes, there are 97 distinct 'populations' that are …

In Alien Species and Evolution, biologist George W. Cox reviews and synthesizes emerging
information on the evolutionary changes that occur in plants, animals, and microbial …

The molecular signatures of the recent expansion of the western house mouse, Mus
musculus domesticus, around the Mediterranean basin are investigated through the study of …

Aim To describe the phylogeographic patterns of the black rat, Rattus rattus, from islands in
the western Indian Ocean where the species has been introduced (Madagascar and the …

The west European subspecies of house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) has gained
much of its current widespread distribution through commensalism with humans. This means …

Red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) are widely distributed throughout Eurasia, occurring in many
types of coniferous and mixed‐deciduous forests. In fragmented landscapes, small and …

Molecular markers and morphological characters can help infer the colonization history of
organisms. A combination of mitochondrial (mt) d-loop DNA sequences, nuclear DNA data …

House mice (Mus musculus) are human commensals and have served as a primary model
in biomedical, ecological and evolutionary research. Although there is detailed knowledge …

The house mouse (Mus musculus), which is commensal to humans, has spread globally via
human activities, leading to secondary contact between genetically divergent subspecies …