This article is from the WSSF 2012 AFRMA Rat & Mouse Tales news-magazine.
Did You Know? A protein in mouse urine that
is a pheromone responsible for attracting female mice to the odor of a particular male, has been named
darcin
after the Mr. Darcy character in the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Study done
at the University of Liverpool.