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The social behavior of the house mouse is not rigidly fixed into species-specific patterns but is instead adaptable to the environmental conditions, such as the availability of food and space. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] This adaptability allows house mice to inhabit diverse areas ranging from sandy dunes to apartment buildings.
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The eastern European house mouse then invaded Japanese mainland from the southern end, and gradually progressed towards the northern region. [9] The southeastern Asian house mouse could have arrived sometime in 1-1.5 B.C.E from Yunnan, southern China; while the eastern European house mouse arrived a little after 1 B.C.E. [10]
The house mouse (Mus musculus) has a gestation period of 19 to 21 days. Key events in mouse brain development occur both before and after birth, beginning with peak neurogenesis of the cranial motor nuclei 9 days after conception, up to eye opening which occurs after birth and about 30 days after conception.
The tail suspension test (TST) is an experimental method used in scientific research to measure stress in rodents. It is based on the observation that if a mouse is subjected to short term inescapable stress then the mouse will become immobile.
A mouse rotarod apparatus. The rotarod performance test is a performance test based on a rotating rod with forced motor activity being applied, usually by a rodent.The test measures parameters such as riding time (seconds) or endurance.
A black pet mouse in a hand. A fancy mouse is a domesticated form of the house mouse (Mus musculus), one of many species of mice, usually kept as a type of pocket pet.Fancy mice have also been specially bred for exhibiting, with shows being held internationally.
The C57BL/6 mouse was the second-ever mammalian species to have its entire genome published. [ 1 ] The dark coat makes the mouse strain convenient for creating transgenic mice: it is crossed with a light-furred 129 mouse, and the desirable crosses can be easily identified by their mixed coat colors.