Social structure of the mound-building mouse Mus spicilegus revealed by genetic analysis with microsatellites.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-294x.1997.00278.x

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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-lin...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Female
Genetics, Population
Haplotypes
Heterozygote
Male
Mice
Microsatellite Repeats
Models, Genetic
Muridae
Polymorphism, Genetic
Reproduction
Sex Ratio
X Chromosome

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