International audienceClosely related syntopic species have been shown to avoid competition by differentiating in the type of food they process. This can be achieved by changes in size or in the masticatory apparatus that produce modifications in bite force. The wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus (Linnaeus, 1758)) and Western Mediterranean mouse (Mus spretus Lataste, 1883) are two murid rodent species found in syntopy in the south of France. We measured bite force in wild specimens of both species to test for differences in performance. Despite its greater body mass, the wood mouse showed only slightly higher bite force than the Western Mediterranean mouse. We found no clear sexual dimorphism in either species; however, among the males of the ...
Explaining large scale transitions in discrete morphology is one of the most challenging problems in...
Phenotypic variation is channeled by adaptation to local environments and phylogenetic constraints. ...
We aimed to determine the factors of the anthropisation involved in the mouse commensalism, using bo...
International audienceClosely related syntopic species have been shown to avoid competition by diffe...
Closely related syntopic species have been shown to avoid competition by differentiating in the type...
International audienceRodentia is a species-rich group with diversified modes of life and diets. Alt...
Mammals have developed sophisticated strategies adapting to particular locomotor modes, feeding habi...
Five wood mice Apodemus species occur across China, in allopatry but also in sympatry up to cases of...
Physical performance is crucial for animal survival and fitness. In this context, greater bite force...
[ENG] Lower M1 morphological comparisons between Pitytmys lusitanicus and Pitymys duodecimcostatus f...
Many cricetid rodents occur sympatrically; their co-occurence could result in direct or indirect com...
Bite force was quantified for 13 species of North American rodents using a piezo-resistive sensor. M...
Aim Size and shape of the mandible are investigated across the latitudinal range of the European woo...
The monophyletic group Caviomorpha constitutes the most diverse rodent clade in terms of locomotion,...
International audienceBoth mating system and diet are thought to drive inter-individual variation in...
Explaining large scale transitions in discrete morphology is one of the most challenging problems in...
Phenotypic variation is channeled by adaptation to local environments and phylogenetic constraints. ...
We aimed to determine the factors of the anthropisation involved in the mouse commensalism, using bo...
International audienceClosely related syntopic species have been shown to avoid competition by diffe...
Closely related syntopic species have been shown to avoid competition by differentiating in the type...
International audienceRodentia is a species-rich group with diversified modes of life and diets. Alt...
Mammals have developed sophisticated strategies adapting to particular locomotor modes, feeding habi...
Five wood mice Apodemus species occur across China, in allopatry but also in sympatry up to cases of...
Physical performance is crucial for animal survival and fitness. In this context, greater bite force...
[ENG] Lower M1 morphological comparisons between Pitytmys lusitanicus and Pitymys duodecimcostatus f...
Many cricetid rodents occur sympatrically; their co-occurence could result in direct or indirect com...
Bite force was quantified for 13 species of North American rodents using a piezo-resistive sensor. M...
Aim Size and shape of the mandible are investigated across the latitudinal range of the European woo...
The monophyletic group Caviomorpha constitutes the most diverse rodent clade in terms of locomotion,...
International audienceBoth mating system and diet are thought to drive inter-individual variation in...
Explaining large scale transitions in discrete morphology is one of the most challenging problems in...
Phenotypic variation is channeled by adaptation to local environments and phylogenetic constraints. ...
We aimed to determine the factors of the anthropisation involved in the mouse commensalism, using bo...