On the scent of speciation: the chemosensory system and its role in premating isolation

C Smadja, RK Butlin - Heredity, 2009 - nature.com
Chemosensory speciation is characterized by the evolution of barriers to genetic exchange
that involve chemosensory systems and chemical signals. Here, we review some …

The role of interspecific interference competition in character displacement and the evolution of competitor recognition

GF Grether, N Losin, CN Anderson… - Biological …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The extent to which interspecific interference competition has contributed to character
evolution is one of the most neglected problems in evolutionary biology. When formerly …

Genome‐wide architecture of reproductive isolation in a naturally occurring hybrid zone between Mus musculus musculus and M. m. domesticus

V Janoušek, L Wang, KEN Luzynski… - Molecular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Studies of a hybrid zone between two house mouse subspecies (Mus musculus musculus
and M. m. domesticus) along with studies using laboratory crosses reveal a large role for the …

The perfume of reproduction in birds: chemosignaling in avian social life

SP Caro, J Balthazart, F Bonadonna - Hormones and Behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
This article is part of a Special Issue “Chemosignals and Reproduction”. Chemical cues
were probably the first cues ever used to communicate and are still ubiquitous among living …

Isolation and gene flow: inferring the speciation history of European house mice

L Duvaux, K Belkhir, M Boulesteix… - Molecular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Inferring the history of isolation and gene flow during species differentiation can inform us on
the processes underlying their formation. Following their recent expansion in Europe, two …

Reinforcement selection acting on the European house mouse hybrid zone

BV Bímová, M Macholán, SJE Baird… - Molecular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Behavioural isolation may lead to complete speciation when partial postzygotic isolation
acts in the presence of divergent‐specific mate‐recognition systems. These conditions exist …

Ultrasonic vocalizations of male mice differ among species and females show assortative preferences for male calls

K Musolf, S Meindl, AL Larsen… - PLoS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Male house mice (Mus musculus) emit ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) during courtship,
which attract females, and we aimed to test whether females use these vocalizations for …

On the saliva proteome of the Eastern European house mouse (Mus musculus musculus) focusing on sexual signalling and immunity

P Stopka, B Kuntová, P Klempt, L Havrdová… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Chemical communication is mediated by sex-biased signals abundantly present in the urine,
saliva and tears. Because most studies concentrated on the urinary signals, we aimed to …

Structure and dynamics of hybrid zones at different stages of speciation in the common vole (Microtus arvalis)

M Beysard, G Heckel - Molecular Ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The genetic structure and dynamics of hybrid zones provide crucial information for
understanding the processes and mechanisms of evolutionary divergence and speciation. In …

Molecular heterogeneity in major urinary proteins of Mus musculus subspecies: potential candidates involved in speciation

JL Hurst, RJ Beynon, SD Armstrong, AJ Davidson… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
When hybridisation carries a cost, natural selection is predicted to favour evolution of traits
that allow assortative mating (reinforcement). Incipient speciation between the two European …