Evolution of the house mouse
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Evolution of the house mouse
（Cambridge studies in morphology and molecules : new paradigms in evolutionary biology）
Cambridge University Press, c2012
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword: mice and (wo)men: an evolving relationship R. J. Berry
- Preface
- 1. The house mouse and its relatives: systematics and taxonomy Jean-Christophe Auffray and Janice Britton-Davidian
- 2. Phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Mus in Eurasia Hitoshi Suzuki and Ken P. Aplin
- 3. On the origin of the house mouse synanthropy and dispersal in the Near East and Europe: zooarchaeological review and perspectives Thomas Cucchi, Jean-Christophe Auffray and Jean-Denis Vigne
- 4. Origin and genetic status of Mus musculus molossinus: a typical example of reticulate evolution in the genus Mus Hiromichi Yonekawa, Jun J. Sato, Hitoshi Suzuki and Kazuo Moriwaki
- 5. The complex social environment of female house mice (Mus domesticus) Barbara Koenig and Anna K. Lindholm
- 6. Development of the mouse mandible: a model system for complex morphological structures Christian Peter Klingenberg and Nicolas Navarro
- 7. Recognition of subspecies status mediated by androgen-binding protein (ABP) in the evolution of incipient reinforcement on the European house mouse hybrid zone Christina M. Laukaitis and Robert C. Karn
- 8. Mechanisms of chemical communication Pavel Stopka, Romana Stopkova and Katerina Janotova
- 9. The evolution of MHC diversity in house mice Dustin J. Penn and Kerstin Musolf
- 10. Ultrasonic vocalizations in house mice: a cryptic mode of acoustic communication Kerstin Musolf and Dustin J. Penn
- 11. House mouse phylogeography Francois Bonhomme and Jeremy B. Searle
- 12. The mouse t-haplotype: a selfish chromosome - genetics, molecular mechanism and evolution Bernhard G. Herrmann and Hermann Bauer
- 13. Tracing recent adaptations in natural populations of the house mouse Meike Teschke, Anna Buntge and Diethard Tautz
- 14. What can the Mus musculus musculus/M. m. domesticus hybrid zone tell us about speciation? Stuart J. E. Baird and Milos Macholan
- 15. Behaviour, ecology and speciation in the house mouse Guila Ganem
- 16. Chromosomal hybrid zones in the house mouse Heidi C. Hauffe, Mabel D. Gimenez and Jeremy B. Searle
- 17. The role of the X chromosome in house mouse speciation Ayako Oka and Toshihiko Shiroishi
- 18. New insights into parasitism in the house mouse hybrid zone Joelle Gouy de Bellocq, Alexis Ribas and Stuart J. E. Baird
- 19. Hybrid male sterility genes in the mouse subspecific crosses Jiri Forejt, Jaroslav Pialek and Zdenek Trachtulec
- 20. Linkage disequilibrium approaches for detecting hybrid zone movement: a study of the house mouse hybrid zone in southern Bavaria Priscilla K. Tucker, Liuyang Wang, Ken Luzynski and Katherine Teeter
- Index.
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