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Most people would call it a "field mouse," but a scientist would ask, "Was it Peromyscus maniculatus? Or Peromyscus leucopus?" Scientists use a system of complicated-sounding names to refer to ...

Chromosome segregation occurs in mitosis and is the process by which the mitotic spindle separates the duplicated chromosomes into daughter cells. A unique Arp2/3 complex in malaria parasites ...

Natural World Photography Competition June 15 was Nature Photography Day, and in celebration of that, the winners of the ...

California Mouse. Image by ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons The California mouse (Peromyscus californicus) stands out among North American rodents for its strict monogamy and exceptional ...

Subscribe NowAnastasia Island is home to the federally endangered Anastasia Island beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus phasma). These tiny footprints were photographed in St. Augustine's Anastasia ...

House mouse (Mus musculus), which is the most common rodent species that will take up residence indoors in the South, says Owen. White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus), which are found in more rural ...

Two Melanopsis parreyssi and the ecotype of the same species called “ hungarica “. A.Brehm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Melanopsis is a genus of freshwater snails, and M. parreyssi is an ...