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Variation in levels of luteinizing hormone and reproductive photoresponsiveness in a population of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus).
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology - 1 Jun 2010
Heideman Paul D, Pittman Julian T, Schubert Kristin A, Dubois Christen M R, Bowles Jennifer, Lowe Sean M, Price Matthew R
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Natural genetic variation in reproduction and life history strategies is a manifestation of variation in underlying regulatory neuronal and endocrine systems. A test of the hypothesis that genetic variation in luteinizing hormone (LH) level could be related to a life history trait, seasonal reproduction, was conducted on artificial selection lines from a wild-source population of white-footed mice (Peromyscus...
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