Tracking the Near Eastern origins and European dispersal of the western house mouse
Thomas Cucchi,
Katerina Papayianni,
Sophie Cersoy,
Laetitia Aznar-Cormano,
Antoine Zazzo,
Régis Debruyne,
Rémi Berthon,
Adrian Bălășescu,
Alan Simmons,
François Valla,
Yannis Hamilakis,
Fanis Mavridis,
Marjan Mashkour,
Jamshid Darvish,
Roohollah Siahsarvi,
Fereidoun Biglari,
Cameron A. Petrie,
Lloyd Weeks,
Alireza Sardari,
Sepideh Maziar,
Christiane Denys,
David Orton,
Emma Jenkins,
Melinda Zeder,
Jeremy B. Searle,
Greger Larson,
François Bonhomme,
Jean-Christophe Auffray,
Jean-Denis Vigne
May 20, 2021
Abstract: The house mouse (Mus musculus) represents the extreme of globalization of invasive mammals. However, the timing and basis of its origin and early phases of dispersal remain poorly documented. To track its...