whereas the mice formerly lived without cage companionship 17. The housing of stud males for breeding purposes is still likely to require individual cages. Thus it is particularly important to ...

Animal care personnel set up a breeding unit by placing one male and one female mouse in individually ventilated microisolator cages. Each breeding pair is offered rodent chow (NIH-31; Ziegler Bros., ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Mice accidentally introduced to a remote island near Antarctica 200 years ago are breeding out of control because of climate change, and they are eating seabirds ...

Mice were accidentally introduced to a remote island near Antarctica 200 years ago, and now, they are breeding out of control because of climate change. As a result, they are eating seabirds and ...

In research published in Communications Biology, scientists studied communal breeding in house mice and found that higher oxytocin in sisters led to a higher reproductive success and better teamwork.

More information: Stefan Fischer et al, Egalitarian cooperation linked to central oxytocin levels in communal breeding house mice, Communications Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06922-y ...