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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 ...

“In North America, Peromyscus maniculatus, the deer mouse, is the most common carrier but our study also revealed that other rodent species have a higher prevalence of hantavirus, which changes ...

What is hantavirus - the rare disease that actor Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa died from? The actor's wife Betsy Arakawa died after developing hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) around 11 ...

The deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) can carry the virus which causes hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in humans. Pic: iStock What are the symptoms?

The use of in situ restriction endonuclease (RE) (which cleaves DNA at specific sequences) digestion has proven to be a useful technique in improving the dissection of constitutive heterochromatin (CH ...

Besides sealing entryways and practicing good sanitation in and around the house, you’ll also need to exterminate these freeloading visitors. There are several methods to get rid of mice, besides ...

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

Researchers found that a hormone-producing cell in the adrenal glands may explain why oldfield mice are monogamous while their close relatives are promiscuous.

Biology of Peromyscus (Rodentia) by King, John Arthur, 1921- Publication date 1968 Topics Mice, Peromyscus Publisher [Stillwater, Okla.] American Society of Mammalogist Collection ...

Intragonadal evaluation of sexual steroid hormones during three reproductive events in two species of Peromyscus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) ...

The white-footed deermouse Peromyscus leucopus, a long-lived rodent, is a key reservoir in North America for agents of several zoonoses, including Lyme disease, babesiosis, anaplasmosis, and a viral ...