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(zoology) The tendency for female rodents to terminate their pregnancies following exposure to the scent of an unfamiliar male.

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Bruce effect

Source Word

Bruce effect

(zoology) The tendency for female rodents to terminate their pregnancies following exposure to the scent of an unfamiliar male.

Japanese Meaning

齧歯類において、未知のオスのにおいに曝露されることで、雌が妊娠を中断する現象。

Researchers studying mouse behavior observed the Bruce effect when females exposed to an unfamiliar male's scent terminated their pregnancies.

マウスの行動を研究する研究者たちは、見知らぬ雄のにおいにさらされたメスの齧歯類が妊娠を中断する傾向を観察した。

Sense（1）

(zoology) The tendency for female rodents to terminate their pregnancies following exposure to the scent of an unfamiliar male.

Bruce effects

（ plural ）