Antifade mounting medium for fluorescence (with DAPI) was acquired from Biosharp (Anhui, China). Male ICR mice (n = 75, 8 weeks old, weighing 32 ± 2 g) were obtained from the Experimental Animal ...

The researchers recorded groups of two male and two female mice interacting over five hours. Like many other animals, mice have social hierarchies, and in almost each group recorded, one male was ...

During a fight between two male mice, one will often run to a female mouse to distract their aggressor, a bait-and-switch strategy that could help abate social conflicts ...

The researchers' findings, published on October 15 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, show that male mice deescalate aggressive encounters by running over to a female mouse to distract the ...

The researchers' findings, published on October 15 th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, show that male mice deescalate aggressive encounters by running over to a female mouse to distract ...

Artistic rendering of mouse bait-and-switch. Male mice, subjected to agonistic interactions, escape and avoid conflict by exploiting nearby females to divert the attention of the pursuing aggressor.

Male mice use females as "decoys" to distract aggressive rivals and avoid conflict, suggests new research. The males will run over to female mice when threatened - using a “bait-and-switch ...

Highland deer mice and their lowland cousins ventured on a simulated seven-week ascent to 6,000 meters. By tracking how the mice responded to cold stress and progressively lower oxygen levels, the ...

Teams of mountaineering mice are helping advance understanding into how evolutionary adaptation to localized conditions can enable a single species to thrive across diverse environments.