Structural complexity of territories: preference, use of space and defence in commensal house mice, Mus domesticus
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Research into the habitat preferences and spacing behaviour in commensal house mice, Mus domesticus, is presented.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2000
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Behavioural mechanisms underlying the spatial dispersion of commensal Mus domesticus and grassland Mus spretus
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Two behavioral mechanisms, aggressive exclusion hypothesis and avoidance of dominant competitors hypothesis, were believed to be responsible for determining the spatial dispersion of Mus domesticus and Mus spretus. Comparative analysis confirmed that there are major differences between the two species. Result from M. domesticus test supported the aggressive exclusion hypothesis and suggested that there may be important differences between the Mus species, or between environments, in the social behavior that underlies the spatial dispersion.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1997
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Competitive behaviour in an island population of house mice, Mus domesticus
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Comparative tests were undertaken to examine competitive behavior and response to odor from same-sex conspecifics in house mice, Mus domesticus, living ferally on the Isle of May in the UK. Feral mice did not exhibit aggressive, defensive or cautious behaviors when they meet same-sex conspecifics. This lack of aggressive behavior may be brought about by the impracticality of defending large territories given that resources are scattered and the risk of predation is low.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1998
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