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Peromyscus

A genus of the subfamily SIGMODONTINAE consisting of 49 species. Two of these are widely used in medical research. They are P. leucopus, or the white… 
National Institutes of Health

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CricetidaeRodent
In BloodLaboratory miceMice, DeerMice, White-Footed

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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Historical demography and genetic structure of sister species: deermice (Peromyscus) in the North American temperate rain forest
To investigate the evolutionary and biogeographical history of Peromyscus keeni and P. maniculatus within the coastal forest… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Population dynamics of Clethrionomys and Peromyscus in southwestern Yukon 1973-1989
Clethrionomys ruiilus and Peromyscus maniculaius occur together in the boreal forest of southwestern Yukon and we studied their… 
1986
1986
Comparative anatomy of the retino-hypothalamic tract in photoperiodic and non-photoperiodic rodents
1985
1985
Minimal metabolism, summit metabolism and plasma thyroxine in rodents from different environments.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Latitude of origin influences photoperiodic control of reproduction of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus).
Three subspecies of Peromyscus maniculatus originating from different latitudes were maintained from birth in light dark cycles… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
An assessment of the nature of chromosomal rearrangements in 18 species of Peromyscus (Rodentia: Cricetidae).
G- and C-banded karyotypes from 9 previously unstudied species of Peromyscus are described and compared to the 9 species… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Peromyscus: Effect of Early Pairing on Reproduction
Sibling mating in prairie deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdi) results in poor reproductive performance. Siblings… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Immunity to Hymenolepis citelli by Peromyscus maniculatus: genetic control and ecological implications.
Acquired resistance to Hymenolepis citelli in Peromyscus maniculatus, the white-footed deer mouse, is shown to be controlled by a… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Biochemical polymorphism and systematics in the genus Peromyscus. 3. Variation in the Florida deer mouse (Peromyscus floridanus), a pleistocene relict.
Electrophoretically demonstrable variation was analyzed in proteins encoded by 41 structural gene loci in 71 individuals of the… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Chromosomal evolution in the genus Peromyscus (Cricetidae, Rodentia).
The diploid number of species and subspecies in genus Peromyscus is 48. The number of total chromosome arms (fundamental number… 
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