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Science 13 December 1974:
Vol. 186. no. 4168, pp. 1042 - 1044
DOI: 10.1126/science.186.4168.1042
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Peromyscus: Effect of Early Pairing on Reproduction

James L. Hill 1

1 Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48823

Sibling mating in prairie deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdi) results in poor reproductive performance. Siblings experimentally paired before puberty exhibit delayed reproduction when adult. A behavioral mechanism is involved in this reproductive delay, since prepubertal familiarity also delays reproduction in nonsibling pairs. Such a reproductive delay may act to reduce inbreeding depression and regulate population growth.


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