Of the many mouse species that inhabit North America, only a few actually find their way into homes. Here's how to recognize ...

Most people would call it a "field mouse," but a scientist would ask, "Was it Peromyscus maniculatus? Or Peromyscus leucopus?" Scientists use a system of complicated-sounding names to refer to ...

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The white-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus (P. leucopus), is the most common rodent species in North America, and carries Lyme disease as well as other conditions including babesiosis ...

Peromyscus leucopus is the white-footed mouse, which seems to love nesting in phasors and tuning networks. These cute varmints can wreak havoc in any station setting.

Both genetic and epigenetic mechanisms underlie hybrid inviability in Peromyscus and hence have a role in the establishment and maintenance of reproductive isolation barriers in mammals.

By watching a population of deer mice shift in the span of a single generation, scientists have captured evolution in action, connecting genes to survival in the wild.

Most people would call it a "field mouse," but a scientist would ask, "Was it Peromyscus maniculatus? Or Peromyscus leucopus?" Scientists use a system of complicated-sounding names to refer to ...