Suppression of oestrus in grouped mice: the effects of various densities and the possible nature of the stimulus
Champlin, A.K.
Journal of Reproduction and Fertility 27(2): 233-241
1971
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-4251 PMID: 5166413 DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.0270233Document Number: 508255
Results of tests in which 120 C57BL/6 and 120 BALB/Ci mice were housed 1, 2, 4, 6 or 8 /cage indicated that oestrus was suppressed by grouping, even in pairs. The strains differed in their oestrous response to grouping and in the density at which the suppression occurred; the oestrous cycle frequency of the C57BL/6 decreased with increasing density to 4/cage v 6/cage for BALB/Ci.