Litter sizes of Ha(ICR) mice: a preference for even numbers?

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a108591

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Litter sizes of Ha(ICR) mice: a preference for even numbers?

The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000

Blumenson L E, Hauschka T S

Abstract excerpt

The frequency distributions of litter sizes at birth for eight sublines derived from the same Ha(ICR) mouse stock with or without selection for large litters have their modes at even numbers of young. Each of the eight sublines produced a majority of even-numbered litters. An upward integral shif...

Topics

Animals
Crosses, Genetic
Female
Genetic Variation
Litter Size
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred ICR
Pregnancy
Selection, Genetic
Statistics as Topic

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