The meek inherit the earth: less aggressive wild mice are more
successful in challenging situations

J 2014

The meek inherit the earth: less aggressive wild mice are more successful in challenging situations

HIADLOVSKÁ, Zuzana, Miloš MACHOLÁN, Ondřej MIKULA and Barbora VOŠLAJEROVÁ BÍMOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

The meek inherit the earth: less aggressive wild mice are more successful in challenging situations

Authors

HIADLOVSKÁ, Zuzana (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Miloš MACHOLÁN (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Ondřej MIKULA (203 Czech Republic) and Barbora VOŠLAJEROVÁ BÍMOVÁ (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Academic Press, 2014, 0024-4066

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.264

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/14:00094018

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bij.12307

UT WoS

000340585700024

Keywords in English

behavioural strategies; dispersal; house mouse; Morris water task; Mus musculus domesticus; Mus musculus musculus; stress

Abstract

V originále

Numerous studies have shown an association between aggressiveness and several other behavioural traits. For example, more aggressive animals were bold and active explorers tending to form persistent routines whereas less aggressive animals were shy, careful but more flexible. While the former are thought to be more successful under stable conditions the latter should have advantages in more dynamic situations. These differences can apply not only to individuals but also to populations, species or groups of species with important implications to species distributions and speciation rates. Here we utilized the Morris water task (MWT) to investigate how two subspecies, Mus musculus musculus and M. m. domesticus, known to differ in aggressiveness, cope with stressful situations. We found that less aggressive musculus males performed significantly better in solving the MWT than more aggressive domesticus males. This suggests that M. m. musculus is more flexible and could be more successful under stressful and/or dynamic situations typical of dispersal bouts. It seems plausible that this difference may have had an influence on the secondary contact between musculus and domesticus populations in the past and perhaps still can affect the dynamics of the European hybrid zone between the subspecies. (C) 2014 The Linnean Society of London,

Citovat

HIADLOVSKÁ, Zuzana, Miloš MACHOLÁN, Ondřej MIKULA and Barbora VOŠLAJEROVÁ BÍMOVÁ. The meek inherit the earth: less aggressive wild mice are more successful in challenging situations. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. Academic Press, 2014, vol. 113, No 1, p. 310-319. ISSN 0024-4066. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bij.12307.

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HIADLOVSKÁ, Zuzana, Miloš MACHOLÁN, Ondřej MIKULA and Barbora VOŠLAJEROVÁ BÍMOVÁ. The meek inherit the earth: less aggressive wild mice are more successful in challenging situations. \textit{Biological Journal of the Linnean Society}. Academic Press, 2014, vol.~113, No~1, p.~310-319. ISSN~0024-4066. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bij.12307.

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