Here, we review research and pest control literatures on the free-living house mouse (Mus musculus), analysing its sensory world, developmental processes and behaviour to suggest how laboratory environments might affect mouse welfare, normalcy, test design, and behaviour.
It was also used successfully in the day treatment of preschool children with developmental delays and behaviour disorders [ 24] and, with adaptations, as an indicated prevention programme [ 25– 28].
That is, the same set of genetic risks appears to influence ADHD, autism and other forms of developmental disorder/psychopathology and behaviour.
Plants of S. hirsuta with coexistent acyanic and anthocyanic leaves naturally occur in the field under the same light environment (J.I. García-Plazaola, F. Míguez, R. Esteban, B. Fernández-Marín, pers. obs).. To identify the phenological changes of this trait, the developmental and seasonal behaviour of S. hirsuta leaves were studied (Fig. 2).
They exhibit complex developmental and predatory behaviours and are of ongoing importance to the biotechnology industry [ 17– 20].
Robert Plomin is a psychologist of international repute who has spent much of his life working on the genetics of developmental delays, intelligence and behaviour.
The goal of behavioural genomics is to understand the developmental pathways between genes and behaviour, not just for a single gene and a single behaviour, but for the system that includes all genes (the genome) and all behaviours (the behavioural phenome) (Plomin, DeFries, Craig & McGuffin, 2003).
However, the environmental matching hypothesis proposes that developmental stress programs physiology and behaviour in an adaptive way that can enhance fitness if early environments match those experienced later in life.
Conditions individuals experience during early development have major effects on their developmental trajectory, behaviour, and reproductive capacity [1], [2].
They are important as subjects of experimental studies in embryology, developmental biology, physiology, anatomy, biochemistry, genetics, and behaviour.
