Bruce Effect Definition

noun

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

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Singular:
Bruce effect
Plural:
Bruce effects

Origin of Bruce Effect

  • First noted in 1959 by Hilda M. Bruce.

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