Genetic evidence confirms the origin of the house mouse on sub-Antarctic Marion Island

• Main Authors: Jansen van Vuuren, B, Chown, SL
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SPRINGER 2007
• Subjects: Mus musculus; Marion Island; mitochondrial DNA; biological invasion; PRINCE-EDWARD-ISLANDS; MUS-MUSCULUS-DOMESTICUS; MITOCHONDRIAL-DNA; CLIMATE-CHANGE; SOUTHERN-OCEAN; GOUGH ISLAND; MICE MUS; CONSERVATION; CATS; COLONIZATION; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Gough; Antarc*; Polar Biology; Prince Edward Islands
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/117704

Biological invasions and climate change are two of the largest threats to biodiversity, and this is especially true for island ecosystems that have largely evolved in isolation. The house mouse is considered to have been introduced to sub-Antarctic Marion Island by sealers in the early 1800s. It is...