Is water really a barrier for the house mouse? A comparative study of two mouse subspecies

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RIV/67985904:_____/12:00383943 RIV/00216224:14310/12:00094020

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Is water really a barrier for the house mouse? A comparative study of two mouse subspecies

Original language description

House mice are believed to be, unlike rats, only reluctant swimmers. If water is a barrier to mouse dispersal water bodies and streams can have a substantial impact on the genetic structure of populations. Previous studies revealed influence of rivers onthe position and structure of the European hybrid zone between two house mouse subspecies, Mus musculus musculus and M. m. domesticus. In this study, we used a simple motivation experiment to test the disposition of both wild and inbred mice representing the subspecies to overcome a water barrier. As the more dispersing sex, males were chosen for the experiment. Mice were tested under two air/water temperature regimes, 20 °C and 10 °C. Contrary to a common belief tested animals entered water rather easily, often even engaging in repeated swimming. We found significant differences in scored behavioural parameters between the subspecies. Under the 20 °C regime, both wild and inbred domesticus males entered and crossed the water earlier a

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EG - Zoology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2012

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Folia zoologica

ISSN

0139-7893

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Volume of the periodical

61

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3-4

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

319-329

UT code for WoS article

000313606500013

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