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Effect of constant length of day on reproduction in albino mice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Sue Flick Mathewson
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health
David E. Davis
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health
John J. Christian
Affiliation:
Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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Studies on reproduction in a colony of albino mice before and after length of daylight was made constant show no change in litter size. However, there was an increase in the number of post-partum pregnancies after light was made constant and, during the first month thereafter, females were older at first parturition than in previous months.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1959

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