Gene flow and hybridization following introduction of Mus domesticus into an established population |
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| Authors: | R. J. BERRY G. S. TRIGGS V. BAUCHAU C. S. JONES P. SCRIVEN |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6B T;School of Natural Sciences, Liverpool Polytechnic, Liverpool L3 3AF;Laboratoire Ecologie et Biogéographie, Universitéde Louvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium;Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford 0X1 3PS;S.E. Thames Regional Genetics Centre, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 9RT |
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| Abstract: | Seventy-seven house mice ( Mus domesticus ) from Eday, Orkney were released into a long-established population on the Isle of May (56o 12'N) in 1982. Introduced allozymes, mt and Y-chromosome DNA, and Robertsonian chromosomes spread rapidly, reaching approximate stability c . 3 years later at frequencies different to those in both parental populations. The hybrid population was morphometrically intermediate between the two parents. This is a preliminary summary only; full details will be published elsewhere. |
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| Keywords: | House mouse (Mus domesticus) social structure hybridization |
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