Although the standard karyotype of the western house mouse, Mus musculus domesticus,
consists entirely of acrocentric chromosomes, there are 97 distinct ‘populations’ that are …

In this paper, we present results of the first comprehensive study of the introgression of both
autosomal and sex-chromosome markers across the central European portion of the hybrid …

Studies of a hybrid zone between two house mouse subspecies (Mus musculus musculus and
M. m. domesticus) along with studies using laboratory crosses reveal a large role for the X …

The dynamics by which mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) evolves within organisms are still poorly
understood, despite the fact that inheritance and proliferation of mutated mtDNA cause …

Behavioural isolation may lead to complete speciation when partial postzygotic isolation
acts in the presence of divergent‐specific mate‐recognition systems. These conditions exist …

Here we provide a genome-wide, high-resolution map of the phylogenetic origin of the genome
of most extant laboratory mouse inbred strains. Our analysis is based on the genotypes …

Multilocus hybrid zone (HZ) studies predate genomics by decades. The power of early methods
is becoming apparent and now large datasets are commonplace. Relating introgression …

Background The Mus musculus musculus/M. m. domesticus contact zone in Europe is
characterised by sharp frequency discontinuities for sex chromosome markers at the centre of …

The effects of gastrointestinal tract microbiota ( GTM ) on host physiology and health have
been the subject of considerable interest in recent years. While a variety of captive bred …

Conspecifics are a major environmental factor for most organisms. In sexually reproducing
species they are not only mating partners, but also partners in competitive and cooperative …