Mate choice and reproductive strategies in recently diverged populations of the house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Inka Montero

Mate choice and reproductive strategies in recently diverged populations of the house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel vorgelegt von Inka Montero Plön, 2010 Referent: Prof. Dr. Diethard Tautz Koreferent: Prof. Dr. Hinrich Schulenburg Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 12. 01. 2011 Zum Druck genehmigt: 18. 01. 2011 gez: 2List of Contents List of Contents List of Contents ............................................................................................................1 List of Figures and Tables............................................................................................3 Danksagung........................................................5 Zusammenfassung..............................................7 Abstract........................................................................................................................9 Declaration........................................................11 1 General Introduction...........................................................................................12 1.1 Studying mate choice in the context of population divergence ..................1.2 The house mouse..............................13 1.2.