Photo-refractoriness reflects bet-hedging strategies deployed in unpredictable environments in male Brandt’s voles

Abstract Day length, also known as photoperiod, is an important reproductive regulatory factor in most seasonal breeders. Brandt’s vole, a long-day breeder, exhibits significant differentces in reproductive development depending on the photoperiod of the season of birth, as is seen in other rodent s...

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Main Authors: Lewen Wang, Yaqi Ying, Ying Song, Ning Li, Xiao-Hui Liu, Dawei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-04-01
Series:Zoological Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40851-025-00251-6
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