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Social Hierarchy: Even for Mice, It’s Complicated

Social Hierarchy: Even for Mice, It’s Complicated

03.04.2024

Brain & Behavior

Studying wild mice in near-natural conditions reveals different strategies used by females and males in forming social hierarchies

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Pheromones Regulate Aggression of Non-Mother Female Mice toward Pups in Wild-Derived Mice

05.08.2014

Brain & Behavior, Genetics

A new mouse model enables research into the neural and genetic roots of social behavior, including reproduction and maternal...

The movements of mice dyed in different fluorescent colors are tracked in the darkened enclosure

Mouse Groups Reveal Complex Relationships

02.09.2013

Brain & Behavior

Mice living together exhibited a social structure based on multiple-level interactions

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Mice in a “Big Brother” Setup Develop Social Structures

17.06.2013

Space & Physics, Life Sciences, Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute research into mouse social behavior finds signs of leadership and reveals “autistic” mouse society

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