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A detailed review of the evolutionary context necessary to interpret patterns and processes in the age of mouse genomics. Featuring contributions from leaders in the field, this volume provides the evolutionary context necessary to interpret patterns and processes in the age of mouse genomics. It is a valuable resource for researchers of house mouse biology and those interested in mouse genetics, evolutionary biology, biomedicine, behavioural sciences, parasitology and archaeozoology. Featuring contributions from leaders in the field, this volume provides the evolutionary context necessary to interpret patterns and processes in the age of mouse genomics. It is a valuable resource for researchers of house mouse biology and those interested in mouse genetics, evolutionary biology, biomedicine, behavioural sciences, parasitology and archaeozoology. The house mouse is the source of almost all genetic variation in laboratory mice; its genome was sequenced alongside that of humans, and it has become the model for mammalian speciation. Featuring contributions from leaders in the field, this volume provides the evolutionary context necessary to interpret these patterns and processes in the age of genomics. The topics reviewed include mouse phylogeny, phylogeography, origins of commensalism, adaptation, and dynamics of secondary contacts between subspecies. Explorations of mouse behaviour cover the nature of chemical and ultrasonic signalling, recognition, and social environment. The importance of the mouse as an evolutionary model is highlighted in reviews of the first described example of meiotic drive (t-haplotype) and the first identified mammalian speciation gene (Prdm9). This detailed overview of house mouse evolution is a valuable resource for researchers of mouse biology as well as those interested in mouse genetics, evolutionary biology, behaviour, parasitology, and archaeozoology. List of contributors; Foreword: mice and (wo)men: an evolving relationship R. J. Berry; Preface; 1. The house mouse and its relatives: systematics and taxonomy Jean-Christophe Auffray and Janice Britton-Davidian; 2. Phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Mus in Eurasia Hitoshi Suzuki and Ken P. Aplin; 3. On the origin of the house mouse synanthropy and dispersal in the Near East and Europe: zooarchaeological review and perspectives Thomas Cucchi, Jean-Christophe Auffray and Jean-Denis Vigne; 4. Origin and genetic status of Mus musculus molossinus: a typical example of reticulate evolution in the genus Mus Hiromichi Yonekawa, Jun J. Sato, Hitoshi Suzuki and Kazuo Moriwaki; 5. The complex social environment of female house mice (Mus domesticus) Barbara König and Anna K. Lindholm; 6. Development of the mouse mandible: a model system for complex morphological structures Christian Peter Klingenberg and Nicolas Navarro; 7. Recognition of subspecies status mediated by androgen-binding protein (ABP) in the evolution of incipient reinforcement on the European house mouse hybrid zone Christina M. Laukaitis and Robert C. Karn; 8. Mechanisms of chemical communication Pavel Stopka, Romana Stopková and Kateřina Janotová; 9. The evolution of MHC diversity in house mice Dustin J. Penn and Kerstin Musolf; 10. Ultrasonic vocalizations in house mice: a cryptic mode of acoustic communication Kerstin Musolf and Dustin J. Penn; 11. House mouse phylogeography François Bonhomme and Jeremy B. Searle; 12. The mouse t-haplotype: a selfish chromosome – genetics, molecular mechanism and