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Social structure of the mound-building mouse Mus spicilegus revealed by genetic analysis with microsatellites.
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 1997
Garza J C, Dallas J, Duryadi D, Gerasimov S, Croset H, Boursot P
Abstract excerpt
The Mound-building mouse Mus spicilegus possesses a unique behaviour amongst mice. It constructs large earthen mounds and associated nesting chambers which serve to store food for immature individuals during the winter nesting period. We have used genetic analysis of four autosomal and four X-linked microsatellite loci to determine relationships between individuals inhabiting 40 mounds in Bulgaria. We show that,...
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