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Title: | Reproduction and growth in house mice from cold, hot and thermally moderate environments | Contributor(s): | McAllan, Bronwyn Marie (author); Westman, Wendy (author); Crowther, MS (author); Dickman, CR (author) | Publication Date: | 2003 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/13389 | Abstract: | The house mouse ('Mus domesticus') is found throughout Australia, and is successful in a wide range of climates. We examined the reproductive success and growth rate of young in differing thermal regimes (13°C, 'cold'; 22°C, 'control'; and 30°C, 'hot') in a laboratory colony of house mice derived from wild stock from Mudgee, New South Wales. Female mice in all groups did not always have a post-partum litter following the birth of their first litter, although post-partum litters were born in subsequent pairings. Litter sizes did not differ between treatment groups, although more young were born from post-partum matings. Young from the 'hot' group were smaller than for other groups, and their growth rates were slower. The observations on post-partum activity, and the differences in growth rates, may be of significance in explaining the sudden plague activities of mice in some parts of Australia. | Publication Type: | Conference Publication | Conference Details: | ICRBM 2003: 2nd International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management, Canberra, Australia, 10th - 14th February, 2003 | Source of Publication: | Rats, mice and people: rodent biology and management, p. 346-349 | Publisher: | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) | Place of Publication: | Canberra, Australia | ISSN: | 1031-8194 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 060604 Comparative Physiology | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 960403 Control of Animal Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Environments | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication | Publisher/associated links: | http://aciar.gov.au/publication/mn096 |
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