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The skeletal correlates of behavioral modification in the laboratory mouse ( Mus musculus )
Author(s) -
Siegel Michael I.,
Jones Cynthia L.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330420117
Subject(s) - peromyscus , prehensile tail , biology , deer mouse , morphology (biology) , anatomy , zoology
The effects of behavioral modification on the skeletal morphology of the laboratory mouse ( Mus musculus ) are investigated. Climibing, with increrased prehensile use of the foot, is found to bring about significant changes in metatarsal and long bone morphology. Differences in metatarsal robusticity related to weight‐bearing differences associated with different locomotor patterns are reported for a natural history setting for Peromyscus .