Eight female Peromyscus californicus were infected with 10² or 10⁴ Toxoplasma gondii culture-derived tachyzoites (Type II or X) isolated from southern sea otters. All but 2 mice survived infection and ...

In the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains two closely related species of mice share a habitat and a genetic lineage, but have very different social lives. The California mouse (Peromyscus ...

California mice (<i>Peromyscus californicus</i>) can show a form of social anxiety and can be a model for human stress and anxiety disorders. New UC Davis research shows that the "love hormone" ...

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