The range is transcontinental, and from Alaska to southern Mexico, except for the southeastern U.S. In the Adirondacks the deer mouse is wide spread, occurring in all terrestrial habitats at all ...

Study on high-altitude deer mice reveals unique genetic adaptations for survival, offering insights into evolutionary ...

However, they are also found in other habitats such as coniferous, and mixed forests, bogs, and swamp edges, to elevations of at least 1484 m (4867 ft). While the deer mouse is more abundant at higher ...

Teams of mountaineering mice are helping advance understanding into how evolutionary adaptation to localized conditions can ...

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 have shown how species adapt to localized conditions in order to thrive across diverse environments.

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.

There are still things you can do to prepare your lawns and gardens to manage the winter and emerge healthier next spring.

When a mysterious and deadly illness began to sicken members of the Navajo community in the Four Corners region of the ...

DESCRIPTION: The ocelot is a medium-sized, spotted cat. It grows to about three feet long, not including its tail, and weighs around 30 pounds. It is described as crepuscular and nocturnal, spending ...

Research suggests that around 99% of all plants and animals that once inhabited our planet have gone extinct. This could mean ...

Wolves, bison, even red and roe deer cannot pass because of these barriers ... Bradbury explains. Even mice, frogs and toads ...