Male house mice excrete large amounts of protein in their urinary scent marks, mainly
composed of Major Urinary Proteins (MUPs), and these lipocalins function as pheromones …

Lipocalins (LCNs) are members of a family of evolutionarily conserved genes present in all
kingdoms of life. There are 19 LCN-like genes in the human genome, and 45 Lcn-like genes …

Studies of a hybrid zone between two house mouse subspecies (Mus musculus musculus
and M. m. domesticus) along with studies using laboratory crosses reveal a large role for the …

Major evolutionary transitions were always accompanied by genetic remodelling of
phenotypic traits. For example, the vertebrate transition from water to land was accompanied …

Behavioural isolation may lead to complete speciation when partial postzygotic isolation
acts in the presence of divergent‐specific mate‐recognition systems. These conditions exist …

Communication signals are key regulators of social networks and are thought to be under
selective pressure to honestly reflect social status, including dominance status. The odours …

Within the mammalian olfactory sensory epithelium, experience-dependent changes in the
rate of neuronal turnover can alter the relative abundance of neurons expressing specific …

Competition between adult males for limited resources such as food and receptive females
is shaped by the male pattern of pituitary growth hormone (GH) secretion that determines …

Chemical communication is mediated by sex-biased signals abundantly present in the urine,
saliva and tears. Because most studies concentrated on the urinary signals, we aimed to …

Background and Aims: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects one-quarter of
individuals worldwide. Liver biopsy, as the current reliable method for NAFLD evaluation …