Factors affecting the breeding of the field mouse ( Microtus agrestis ). Part I.—Light
- 1 April 1932
- journal article
- research article
- Published by The Royal Society in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Containing Papers of a Biological Character
- Vol. 110 (767), 313-322
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1932.0027
Abstract
The shortening of the daily period of exposure to light from 15 hrs. to 9 hrs. almost prevents reproduction in the field mouse, Microtus agrestis. It is the [female] that is chiefly affected.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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