This monograph collects, systematizes, and presents extensive material on various aspects of the biology of predominantly synanthropic house mouse taxa of the Mus musculus sensu lato superspecies complex. The aim of the work is to summarize the data obtained by the authors over the past 20 years, including 2025, supplement it with the findings of other researchers, and outline their own theoretical and practical contributions to the study of the biology and population regulation of synanthropic house mouse species.
The systematics, evolution, phylogeography, ecology, physiology, behavior, and communication of these rodents as synanthropes are analyzed. Emphasis is placed on species inhabiting Russia and adjacent territories. Recommendations for population regulation of house mice are included, based on the authors' research on resistance to anticoagulants.
This book is aimed at a wide range of specialists: zoologists, ecologists, ethologists, physiologists, urban ecology researchers, as well as specialists directly involved in the regulation of synanthropic rodent populations. The monograph may also be useful for students majoring in biology.
Publisher's Note: E.V. Kotenkova, A.V. Ambaryan, A.N. Mal'tsev. House Mice: Origin, Lifestyle, Synanthropy, Phylogeography, Taxonomy, and Behavior. KMK Scientific Publishing Society. 2025, 395 pages. ISBN 978-5-908015-21-9.
Currently, this book is only available in print. For inquiries, please contact A.V. Maltsev by email at mus-musculus@yandex.ru