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October 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I'm working on a comic and my search history includes "peromyscus skull" and "sexy cartoon lady"
March 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Peromyscus from the prairie, photographed 5 yrs ago.
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October 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Peromyscus from the prairie, photographed 5 yrs ago.
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www.inaturalist.org/observations...
🚨Very happy that my PhD work is now out in @nature.com!
We discovered that evolution, by acting in the midbrain, shifted the threshold to escape in Peromyscus mice, to fine-tune defensive strategies in different environments
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This was a truly collaborative effort! 🧵⬇️
We discovered that evolution, by acting in the midbrain, shifted the threshold to escape in Peromyscus mice, to fine-tune defensive strategies in different environments
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This was a truly collaborative effort! 🧵⬇️
July 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🚨Very happy that my PhD work is now out in @nature.com!
We discovered that evolution, by acting in the midbrain, shifted the threshold to escape in Peromyscus mice, to fine-tune defensive strategies in different environments
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This was a truly collaborative effort! 🧵⬇️
We discovered that evolution, by acting in the midbrain, shifted the threshold to escape in Peromyscus mice, to fine-tune defensive strategies in different environments
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This was a truly collaborative effort! 🧵⬇️
A #SqueeAlert worthy photo of today's #RodentOfTheDay, the Cactus Mouse (Peromyscus eremicus).
zooinstitutes.com/animals/cact...
zooinstitutes.com/animals/cact...
Peromyscus eremicus / Cactus mouse in Moscow zoo
See Cactus mouse / <span class='cursive'>Peromyscus eremicus</span> in Moscow zoo, Taxonomy of Cactus mouse and other zoo animals from number zoos worldwide
zooinstitutes.com
September 21, 2026 at 1:05 PM
A #SqueeAlert worthy photo of today's #RodentOfTheDay, the Cactus Mouse (Peromyscus eremicus).
zooinstitutes.com/animals/cact...
zooinstitutes.com/animals/cact...
Snowy forest and Peromyscus highway, Lyman Woods this afternoon.
February 1, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Snowy forest and Peromyscus highway, Lyman Woods this afternoon.
Finally it's out! www.nature.com/articles/s41... How flexible are essential innate behaviours and their underlying neural circuits? @felixbaier.bsky.social & I, with Hopi Hoekstra and @farrowlab.bsky.social, addressed this by studying the #evolution of threat avoidance in Peromyscus mice.
The neural basis of species-specific defensive behaviour in Peromyscus mice - Nature
Visual threat triggers contrasting freeze and escape defensive responses in two species of deer mice as a result of different activation thresholds downstream of the superior colliculus in the do...
www.nature.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Finally it's out! www.nature.com/articles/s41... How flexible are essential innate behaviours and their underlying neural circuits? @felixbaier.bsky.social & I, with Hopi Hoekstra and @farrowlab.bsky.social, addressed this by studying the #evolution of threat avoidance in Peromyscus mice.
#RodentOfTheDay Canyon Mouse (Peromyscus crinitus)
"The canyon mouse (Peromyscus crinitus) is a gray-brown mouse found in many states of the western United States and northern Mexico."
Photo/Info: earthpedia.earth.com/animal-encyc...
"The canyon mouse (Peromyscus crinitus) is a gray-brown mouse found in many states of the western United States and northern Mexico."
Photo/Info: earthpedia.earth.com/animal-encyc...
August 10, 2026 at 1:05 PM
#RodentOfTheDay Canyon Mouse (Peromyscus crinitus)
"The canyon mouse (Peromyscus crinitus) is a gray-brown mouse found in many states of the western United States and northern Mexico."
Photo/Info: earthpedia.earth.com/animal-encyc...
"The canyon mouse (Peromyscus crinitus) is a gray-brown mouse found in many states of the western United States and northern Mexico."
Photo/Info: earthpedia.earth.com/animal-encyc...
I found three dead mice this morning in the garage. The traps and bait is working. To anyone who thinks I’m cruel the deer mice (Peromyscus keeni) are a species of white-footed mouse that live in Colorado and are known for carrying the hantavirus
January 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I found three dead mice this morning in the garage. The traps and bait is working. To anyone who thinks I’m cruel the deer mice (Peromyscus keeni) are a species of white-footed mouse that live in Colorado and are known for carrying the hantavirus
March 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
#RodentOfTheDay Prairie Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii)
"Prairie Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii), a State Special Concern mammal, has been found in sand prairies, dry to dry-mesic prairies, surrogate grasslands, and barrens."
Photo/Info: dnr.wi.gov/topic/Endang...
"Prairie Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii), a State Special Concern mammal, has been found in sand prairies, dry to dry-mesic prairies, surrogate grasslands, and barrens."
Photo/Info: dnr.wi.gov/topic/Endang...
October 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
#RodentOfTheDay Prairie Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii)
"Prairie Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii), a State Special Concern mammal, has been found in sand prairies, dry to dry-mesic prairies, surrogate grasslands, and barrens."
Photo/Info: dnr.wi.gov/topic/Endang...
"Prairie Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii), a State Special Concern mammal, has been found in sand prairies, dry to dry-mesic prairies, surrogate grasslands, and barrens."
Photo/Info: dnr.wi.gov/topic/Endang...
#RodentOfTheDay Texas Mouse (Peromyscus attwateri)
"The Texas Mouse is found only in the extreme southeastern part of the state along dry brushy slopes with oaks and junipers, often associated with high cliffs."
Photo/info: webapps.fhsu.edu/ksmammal/acc...
"The Texas Mouse is found only in the extreme southeastern part of the state along dry brushy slopes with oaks and junipers, often associated with high cliffs."
Photo/info: webapps.fhsu.edu/ksmammal/acc...
September 29, 2026 at 12:25 PM
#RodentOfTheDay Texas Mouse (Peromyscus attwateri)
"The Texas Mouse is found only in the extreme southeastern part of the state along dry brushy slopes with oaks and junipers, often associated with high cliffs."
Photo/info: webapps.fhsu.edu/ksmammal/acc...
"The Texas Mouse is found only in the extreme southeastern part of the state along dry brushy slopes with oaks and junipers, often associated with high cliffs."
Photo/info: webapps.fhsu.edu/ksmammal/acc...
Evolutionary expansion of the corticospinal system is linked to dexterity in Peromyscus mice https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.16.682851v1
October 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Evolutionary expansion of the corticospinal system is linked to dexterity in Peromyscus mice https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.16.682851v1
#RodentOfTheDay Cactus Mouse (Peromyscus eremicus)
"Cactus mice have unusually long tails compared to their body size. This may help them regulate their body temperature in their desert habitats."
Photos and info: www.lpzoo.org/animals/cact...
"Cactus mice have unusually long tails compared to their body size. This may help them regulate their body temperature in their desert habitats."
Photos and info: www.lpzoo.org/animals/cact...
Cactus Mouse | Lincoln Park Zoo
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September 21, 2026 at 12:59 PM
#RodentOfTheDay Cactus Mouse (Peromyscus eremicus)
"Cactus mice have unusually long tails compared to their body size. This may help them regulate their body temperature in their desert habitats."
Photos and info: www.lpzoo.org/animals/cact...
"Cactus mice have unusually long tails compared to their body size. This may help them regulate their body temperature in their desert habitats."
Photos and info: www.lpzoo.org/animals/cact...
#RodentOfTheDay Northwestern Deermouse (Peromyscus keeni)
"Geographic Distribution: S Alaska, W British Columbia, and W Washington, west of the Coastal and Cascade mountain ranges and including continental shelf islands and archipelagos."
Ph/Info: www.mammalogy.org/image-librar...
"Geographic Distribution: S Alaska, W British Columbia, and W Washington, west of the Coastal and Cascade mountain ranges and including continental shelf islands and archipelagos."
Ph/Info: www.mammalogy.org/image-librar...
March 17, 2026 at 12:39 PM
#RodentOfTheDay Northwestern Deermouse (Peromyscus keeni)
"Geographic Distribution: S Alaska, W British Columbia, and W Washington, west of the Coastal and Cascade mountain ranges and including continental shelf islands and archipelagos."
Ph/Info: www.mammalogy.org/image-librar...
"Geographic Distribution: S Alaska, W British Columbia, and W Washington, west of the Coastal and Cascade mountain ranges and including continental shelf islands and archipelagos."
Ph/Info: www.mammalogy.org/image-librar...
#RodentOfTheDay California Mouse (Peromyscus californicus)
"Unlike most mice P. californicus is truly monogamous, and once mated will stay paired for life..."
Photo and info from: animaldiversity.org/accounts/Per...
"Unlike most mice P. californicus is truly monogamous, and once mated will stay paired for life..."
Photo and info from: animaldiversity.org/accounts/Per...
December 18, 2024 at 2:37 PM
#RodentOfTheDay California Mouse (Peromyscus californicus)
"Unlike most mice P. californicus is truly monogamous, and once mated will stay paired for life..."
Photo and info from: animaldiversity.org/accounts/Per...
"Unlike most mice P. californicus is truly monogamous, and once mated will stay paired for life..."
Photo and info from: animaldiversity.org/accounts/Per...
Nature research paper: The neural basis of species-specific defensive behaviour in Peromyscus mice
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go.nature.com/40w7j7L
The neural basis of species-specific defensive behaviour in Peromyscus mice - Nature
Visual threat triggers contrasting freeze and escape defensive responses in two species of deer mice as a result of different activation thresholds downstream of the superior colliculus in the dorsal periaqueductal grey.
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July 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Nature research paper: The neural basis of species-specific defensive behaviour in Peromyscus mice
go.nature.com/40w7j7L
go.nature.com/40w7j7L
@peromyscus your music??
@petnoodle.bsky.social
@petnoodle.bsky.social
we are very much back. and maybe we never left. ekko astral 5ever
Ekko Astral Announce New Live Album Fuck This Band: Live at the Chapel
The record is out April 22—the day the Washington, D.C. punk band were originally set to release their sophomore album
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April 15, 2026 at 6:47 PM
@peromyscus your music??
@petnoodle.bsky.social
@petnoodle.bsky.social
Happy to share the latest pub from our lab!
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
We found that reservoir host species, Peromyscus leucopus, develop acquired tick resistance against larval Ixodes scapularis, which reduces tick feeding success and affects pathogen ingestion by larvae.
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We found that reservoir host species, Peromyscus leucopus, develop acquired tick resistance against larval Ixodes scapularis, which reduces tick feeding success and affects pathogen ingestion by larvae.
Acquired tick resistance in Peromyscus leucopus alters Ixodes scapularis infection | Infection and Immunity
The incidence of tick-borne disease in the United States has been on the rise over
the last decade, with 50,865 cases reported in 2019 increasing to 73,384 cases in
2022 (1). However, passive surveill...
journals.asm.org
September 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
#RodentOfTheDay Angel Island Mouse (Peromyscus guardia)
"The name guardia is a reference to Angel de la Guarda
Island, the subspecies name mejiae is in reference to Mejı´a
Island, and harbisoni honors Charles F. Harbison..."
Pho/inf: www.science.smith.edu/departments/...
"The name guardia is a reference to Angel de la Guarda
Island, the subspecies name mejiae is in reference to Mejı´a
Island, and harbisoni honors Charles F. Harbison..."
Pho/inf: www.science.smith.edu/departments/...
May 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM
#RodentOfTheDay Angel Island Mouse (Peromyscus guardia)
"The name guardia is a reference to Angel de la Guarda
Island, the subspecies name mejiae is in reference to Mejı´a
Island, and harbisoni honors Charles F. Harbison..."
Pho/inf: www.science.smith.edu/departments/...
"The name guardia is a reference to Angel de la Guarda
Island, the subspecies name mejiae is in reference to Mejı´a
Island, and harbisoni honors Charles F. Harbison..."
Pho/inf: www.science.smith.edu/departments/...
Hearing in Two Closely Related Peromyscus Species (Peromyscus maniculatus and P. leucopus) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.09.627419v1
December 13, 2024 at 5:15 AM
Hearing in Two Closely Related Peromyscus Species (Peromyscus maniculatus and P. leucopus) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.09.627419v1
Which can be distinguished from introduced non-native house mice by their bright white bellies and big round eyes.
Mus musculus ↔️ Peromyscus sonoriensis
Mus musculus ↔️ Peromyscus sonoriensis
May 8, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Which can be distinguished from introduced non-native house mice by their bright white bellies and big round eyes.
Mus musculus ↔️ Peromyscus sonoriensis
Mus musculus ↔️ Peromyscus sonoriensis
#RodentOfTheDay Pinyon Mouse (Peromyscus truei)
"The pinyon mouse (Peromyscus truei ) is native to the southwestern United States and Baja California in Mexico. These medium-sized mice are often distinguished by their relatively large ears."
Photo and info: animalia.bio/pinyon-mouse
"The pinyon mouse (Peromyscus truei ) is native to the southwestern United States and Baja California in Mexico. These medium-sized mice are often distinguished by their relatively large ears."
Photo and info: animalia.bio/pinyon-mouse
September 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
#RodentOfTheDay Pinyon Mouse (Peromyscus truei)
"The pinyon mouse (Peromyscus truei ) is native to the southwestern United States and Baja California in Mexico. These medium-sized mice are often distinguished by their relatively large ears."
Photo and info: animalia.bio/pinyon-mouse
"The pinyon mouse (Peromyscus truei ) is native to the southwestern United States and Baja California in Mexico. These medium-sized mice are often distinguished by their relatively large ears."
Photo and info: animalia.bio/pinyon-mouse
#RodentOfTheDay Cotton Mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus)
"It lives in swampy woodlands and related brushy areas, bluffs and upland forests. This rodent consumes mostly insects, slugs, spiders and plant material. "
#MouseMonday
Photo and info: dnr.illinois.gov/education/wi...
"It lives in swampy woodlands and related brushy areas, bluffs and upland forests. This rodent consumes mostly insects, slugs, spiders and plant material. "
#MouseMonday
Photo and info: dnr.illinois.gov/education/wi...
February 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM
#RodentOfTheDay Cotton Mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus)
"It lives in swampy woodlands and related brushy areas, bluffs and upland forests. This rodent consumes mostly insects, slugs, spiders and plant material. "
#MouseMonday
Photo and info: dnr.illinois.gov/education/wi...
"It lives in swampy woodlands and related brushy areas, bluffs and upland forests. This rodent consumes mostly insects, slugs, spiders and plant material. "
#MouseMonday
Photo and info: dnr.illinois.gov/education/wi...