Displacement distance and quality of orientation in a homing experiment with deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus)

1972 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 845-853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacques Bovet
Keyword(s):  
Peromyscus Maniculatus ◽  
Release Site ◽  
Deer Mice ◽  
Home Site ◽  
Homing Experiment

Eighty-two deer mice were released at distances between 175 and 950 m from their home sites. The frequency of returns to the home site was higher among mice displaced over shorter distances than it was among mice displaced over longer distances. However, there is no evidence that the quality of orientation of the mice near the place of release or their rate of settlement in the release site area was dependent on the displacement distance.

scholarly journals Dehydrogenase-dependent Ethanol Metabolism in Deer Mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) Lacking Cytosolic Alcohol Dehydrogenase

1989 ◽  
Vol 264 (10) ◽  
pp. 5593-5597
Author(s):  
C Norsten ◽  
T Cronholm ◽  
G Ekström ◽  
J A Handler ◽  
R G Thurman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Dehydrogenase ◽  
Peromyscus Maniculatus ◽  
Ethanol Metabolism ◽  
Deer Mice

Genetic Evidence for a Hantavirus Enzootic in Deer Mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) Captured a Decade before the Recognition of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

Virology ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 204 (2) ◽  
pp. 563-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivek R. Nerurkar ◽  
Jin-Won Song ◽  
Ki-Joon Song ◽  
James W. Nagle ◽  
Brian Hjelle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peromyscus Maniculatus ◽  
Genetic Evidence ◽  
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome ◽  
Deer Mice

scholarly journals Effect of transitional photoperiods on testicular development and puberty in male deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus)

Reproduction ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Whitsett ◽  
P. F. Noden ◽  
J. Cherry ◽  
A. D. Lawton
Keyword(s):  
Peromyscus Maniculatus ◽  
Deer Mice ◽  
Testicular Development

scholarly journals Development of homeothermic endothermy is delayed in high-altitude native deer mice ( Peromyscus maniculatus)

2019 ◽  
Vol 286 (1907) ◽  
pp. 20190841 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cayleih E. Robertson ◽  
Glenn J. Tattersall ◽  
Grant B. McClelland
Keyword(s):  
High Altitude ◽  
Peromyscus Maniculatus ◽  
Common Garden ◽  
Deer Mice ◽  
Ambient Temperatures ◽  
Equivalent Age ◽  
Brown Adipose ◽  
Challenging Environment ◽  
Sympathetic Regulation ◽  
Saving Measure

Altricial mammals begin to independently thermoregulate during the first few weeks of postnatal development. In wild rodent populations, this is also a time of high mortality (50–95%), making the physiological systems that mature during this period potential targets for selection. High altitude (HA) is a particularly challenging environment for small endotherms owing to unremitting low O 2 and ambient temperatures. While superior thermogenic capacities have been demonstrated in adults of some HA species, it is unclear if selection has occurred to survive these unique challenges early in development. We used deer mice ( Peromyscus maniculatus ) native to high and low altitude (LA), and a strictly LA species ( Peromyscus leucopus ), raised under common garden conditions, to determine if postnatal onset of endothermy and maturation of brown adipose tissue (BAT) is affected by altitude ancestry. We found that the onset of endothermy corresponds with the maturation and activation of BAT at an equivalent age in LA natives, with 10-day-old pups able to thermoregulate in response to acute cold in both species. However, the onset of endothermy in HA pups was substantially delayed (by approx. 2 days), possibly driven by delayed sympathetic regulation of BAT. We suggest that this delay may be part of an evolved cost-saving measure to allow pups to maintain growth rates under the O 2 -limited conditions at HA.

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