Female behavior drives the formation of distinct social structures in C57BL/6J versus wild-derived outbred mice in field enclosures.
Caleb C VogtMatthew N ZippleDaniel D SprockettCaitlin H MillerSummer X HardyMatthew K ArthurAdam M GreensteinMelanie S ColvinLucie M MichelAndrew H MoellerMichael J SheehanPublished in: BMC biology (2024)
C57 and wild-derived mice individually vary in their social and spatial behaviors which scale to shape overall social organization. The repeatable societies formed under field conditions highlights opportunities to experimentally study the interplay between society and individual biology using model organisms.