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Peromyscus mice as a model for studying natural variation by Bedford, Nicole L, Hoekstra, Hopi E

“…The deer mouse (genus Peromyscus) is the most abundant mammal in North America, and it occupies almost every type of terrestrial habitat. It is not surprising…”
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Neural cell-types and circuits linking thermoregulation and social behavior by Rogers, Joseph F., Vandendoren, Morgane, Prather, Jonathan F., Landen, Jason G., Bedford, Nicole L., Nelson, Adam C.

“…Understanding how social and affective behavioral states are controlled by neural circuits is a fundamental challenge in neurobiology. Despite increasing…”
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Genetics of ecological divergence during speciation by Arnegard, Matthew E., McGee, Matthew D., Matthews, Blake, Marchinko, Kerry B., Conte, Gina L., Kabir, Sahriar, Bedford, Nicole, Bergek, Sara, Chan, Yingguang Frank, Jones, Felicity C., Kingsley, David M., Peichel, Catherine L., Schluter, Dolph

“…Ecological differences often evolve early in speciation as divergent natural selection drives adaptation to distinct ecological niches, leading ultimately to…”
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Genetic Coupling of Female Mate Choice with Polygenic Ecological Divergence Facilitates Stickleback Speciation by Bay, Rachael A., Arnegard, Matthew E., Conte, Gina L., Best, Jacob, Bedford, Nicole L., McCann, Shaugnessy R., Dubin, Matthew E., Chan, Yingguang Frank, Jones, Felicity C., Kingsley, David M., Schluter, Dolph, Peichel, Catherine L.

“…Ecological speciation with gene flow is widespread in nature [1], but it presents a conundrum: how are associations between traits under divergent natural…”
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Evolution of gene expression across brain regions in behaviourally divergent deer mice by Kautt, Andreas F, Chen, Jenny, Lewarch, Caitlin L, Hu, Caroline, Turner, Kyle, Lassance, Jean-Marc, Baier, Felix, Bedford, Nicole L, Bendesky, Andres, Hoekstra, Hopi E

“…The evolution of innate behaviours is ultimately due to genetic variation likely acting in the nervous system. Gene regulation may be particularly important…”
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cis-Regulatory changes in locomotor genes are associated with the evolution of burrowing behavior by Hu, Caroline K., York, Ryan A., Metz, Hillery C., Bedford, Nicole L., Fraser, Hunter B., Hoekstra, Hopi E.

“…How evolution modifies complex, innate behaviors is largely unknown. Divergence in many morphological traits, and some behaviors, is linked to cis-regulatory…”
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Evolution and Genetics of Precocious Burrowing Behavior in Peromyscus Mice by Metz, Hillery C., Bedford, Nicole L., Pan, Yangshu Linda, Hoekstra, Hopi E.

“…A central challenge in biology is to understand how innate behaviors evolve between closely related species. One way to elucidate how differences arise is to…”
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Huddling substates in mice facilitate dynamic changes in body temperature and are modulated by Shank3b and Trpm8 mutation by Landen, Jason G., Vandendoren, Morgane, Killmer, Samantha, Bedford, Nicole L., Nelson, Adam C.

“…Social thermoregulation is a means of maintaining homeostatic body temperature. While adult mice are a model organism for studying both social behavior and…”
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Interspecific variation in cooperative burrowing behavior by Peromyscus mice by Bedford, Nicole L., Weber, Jesse N., Tong, Wenfei, Baier, Felix, Kam, Ariana, Greenberg, Rebecca A., Hoekstra, Hopi E.

“…Animals often adjust their behavior according to social context, but the capacity for such behavioral flexibility can vary among species. Here, we test for…”
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The Genetics of Burrowing Behavior in Peromyscus Mice in the Lab and the Field by Bedford, Nicole L

“…Striking variation in animal behavior has repeatedly evolved among closely-related species over short evolutionary timescales. However, the proximate and…”
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What Elders Want: A Qualitative Meta-synthesis of Elders' Views on Interactions with their General Practitioners by Bedford, Nicole

“…Effective communication in the doctor-patient relationship is an essential component to proper diagnosis and treatment (Gordon & Gerber, 2010). While a greater…”
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