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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.
Rodents have been employed in biomedical experimentation from the 1650s. [1] Rodent studies up to the early 19th century were mainly physiological or toxicological.The first rodent behavioral study was carried out in 1822, a purely observational study [2], while quantitative rodent behavioral testing began in the late 19th century [1] [2].
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.
In Europe, M. m. domesticus lives in Western and Southern Europe, while another subspecies, the Eastern European house mouse (M. m. musculus) lives in Eastern and Northern Europe. [2] The area from Scandinavia to the Black Sea is a secondary hybrid zone for M. m. domesticus and M. m. musculus . [ 3 ]
Wahlsten is a member of the editorial board of Genes, Brain and Behavior, [12] has co-edited a book on Techniques for the Genetic Analysis of Brain and Behavior focussing on the mouse, [13] [14] [15] and authored acclaimed [16] books on mouse behavior testing [17] and human behavioral neurogenetics. [18]
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]
A mouse (pl.: mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (Mus musculus). Mice are also popular as pets. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are locally common. They are ...
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.