 Litter Size
"Litter Size" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The number of offspring produced at one birth by a viviparous animal.
| Descriptor ID |
D008098
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.530 G08.686.784.769.498.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Litter Size- Litter Size
- Litter Sizes
- Size, Litter
- Sizes, Litter
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Litter Size" by people in Profiles.
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Petrullo L, Boutin S, Lane JE, McAdam AG, Dantzer B. Phenotype-environment mismatch errors enhance lifetime fitness in wild red squirrels. Science. 2023 01 20; 379(6629):269-272.
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Petrullo L, Delaney D, Boutin S, McAdam AG, Lane JE, Boonstra R, Palme R, Dantzer B. The glucocorticoid response to environmental change is not specific to agents of natural selection in wild red squirrels. Horm Behav. 2022 11; 146:105262.
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Romoser MR, Bidne KL, Baumgard LH, Keating AF, Ross JW. Effects of increased ambient temperature and supplemental altrenogest before pregnancy establishment in gilts. J Anim Sci. 2022 Feb 01; 100(2).
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McAdam AG, Boutin S, Dantzer B, Lane JE. Seed Masting Causes Fluctuations in Optimum Litter Size and Lag Load in a Seed Predator. Am Nat. 2019 10; 194(4):574-589.
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Laubach ZM, Faulk CD, Dolinoy DC, Montrose L, Jones TR, Ray D, Pioon MO, Holekamp KE. Early life social and ecological determinants of global DNA methylation in wild spotted hyenas. Mol Ecol. 2019 08; 28(16):3799-3812.
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McCullagh EA, McCullagh P, Klug A, Leszczynski JK, Fong DL. Effects of an Extended Cage-change Interval on Ammonia Levels and Reproduction in Mongolian Gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus). J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2017 Nov 01; 56(6):713-717.
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Skaznik-Wikiel ME, Swindle DC, Allshouse AA, Polotsky AJ, McManaman JL. High-Fat Diet Causes Subfertility and Compromised Ovarian Function Independent of Obesity in Mice. Biol Reprod. 2016 05; 94(5):108.
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Saben JL, Asghar Z, Rhee JS, Drury A, Scheaffer S, Moley KH. Excess Maternal Fructose Consumption Increases Fetal Loss and Impairs Endometrial Decidualization in Mice. Endocrinology. 2016 Feb; 157(2):956-68.
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Studd EK, Boutin S, McAdam AG, Krebs CJ, Humphries MM. Predators, energetics and fitness drive neonatal reproductive failure in red squirrels. J Anim Ecol. 2015 Jan; 84(1):249-59.
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Dantzer B, Newman AE, Boonstra R, Palme R, Boutin S, Humphries MM, McAdam AG. Density triggers maternal hormones that increase adaptive offspring growth in a wild mammal. Science. 2013 Jun 07; 340(6137):1215-7.
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