Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom.
PLoS One. 2011;6(12):e28622. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028622. Epub 2011 Dec 12.
The house mouse, Mus musculus, is one of the most ubiquitous invasive species worldwide and in Australia is particularly common and widespread, but where it originally came from is still unknown. Here we investigated this origin through a phylogeographic analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequences (D-loop) comparing mouse populations from Australia with those from the likely regional source area in Western Europe. Our results agree with human historical associations, showing a strong link between Australia and the British Isles. This outcome is of intrinsic and applied interest and helps to validate the colonization history of mice as a proxy for human settlement history.
家鼠(Mus musculus)是世界范围内分布最广泛的入侵物种之一,在澳大利亚尤其常见和广泛分布,但它最初来自哪里仍不清楚。在这里,我们通过比较来自澳大利亚的鼠群和来自西欧可能的区域来源地的线粒体 DNA 序列(D 环)的系统地理分析来研究这种起源。我们的结果与人类历史关联一致,表明澳大利亚与不列颠群岛之间存在很强的联系。这一结果具有内在和应用的意义,并有助于验证作为人类定居史代表的老鼠的殖民史。