House mouse colonization patterns on the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen Archipelago suggest singular primary invasions and resilience against re-invasion
Abstract Background Starting from Western Europe, the house mouse ( Mus musculus domesticus ) has spread across the globe in historic times. However, most oceanic islands were colonized by mice only within the past 300 years. This makes them an excellent model for studying the evolutionary processes...
Published in: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-10-325 https://doaj.org/article/cd1cbcd975ab49b48d66d02ab8eac3ea |