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Whitten effect

Whitten effect noun: the situation where male pheromones stimulate synchronous estrus in a female population.

Noun

Whitten effect (plural Whitten effects)

  1. The situation where male pheromones stimulate synchronous estrus in a female population.

Forms of Whitten effect

pluralWhitten effects

Origin of Whitten effect

Observed by Wesley K. Whitten in the mid-20th century.

Questions about Whitten effect

What does Whitten effect mean?
Whitten effect means the situation where male pheromones stimulate synchronous estrus in a female population.
What part of speech is Whitten effect?
Whitten effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Whitten effect?
The plural of Whitten effect is Whitten effects.

Words near Whitten effect in the dictionary

  1. Whitted
  2. Whitteds
  3. Whittemore
  4. Whittemores
  5. whitten
  6. Whitten effect
  7. Whitten effects
  8. Whittenburg
  9. Whittenburgs
  10. Whittener
  11. whittens

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