Genie says hi.
Athos, also known as Ace.
D'Artagnan, also known as Deuce.
Genie, the one mouse whose name hasn't changed. On the left you can see her name-inspiring pattern, and on the right Genie is playing her favorite game of "What's between these two fingers?"
Meryl, formerly known as Narrow Stripey.
Tomoyo, formerly known as Wide Stripey.
Vash, formerly known as Runt.
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Nick
Do you know of any good sources detailing the regulatory mechanisms of these reproductive behaviors?,/i>
I'm afraid not. My research is in mouse genetics, so my interest in their reproductive habits has been practical and mostly learned through watching our colony.
You might be able to get some pointers to relevant literature by contacting the Jackson Laboratory
http://www.jax.org. I think there is a contact email address for general questions. They have online versions of a couple of books on mouse genetics (http://www.informatics.jax.org/mgihome//resources/resources.shtml), but I don't see anything on reproduction. The book on coat color might be interesting, given the interesting black and white color of your mice.
November 18, 2004, 4:32:20 PM PST – Like – Reply
Radagast
Thanks for the details, Nick! We separated the boys and girls this past weekend (just before they hit five weeks) since we really didn't want our colony to "crank up".
It sounds like you're quite on top of mouse reproduction. Do you know of any good sources detailing the regulatory mechanisms of these reproductive behaviors? I've read a bit about oxytocin, estrogen, and testosterone in rats; is it the same in mice?
November 18, 2004, 10:16:32 AM PST – Like – Reply
Nick
Cute.
So, have you separated the boys from the girls yet? The boys will be sexually mature in a couple of weeks, and if they have contact with a mature female (e.g. Mom), they will start to fight. The females will be mature a week or two later than the males, and then your colony will really crank up. Females go into estrus immediately after delivering pups, so they can deliver a new litter as soon as the old one is weaned.
November 17, 2004, 12:40:02 PM PST
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