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Litter Size

Known as: Litter Sizes, Size, Litter, Sizes, Litter 
The number of offspring produced at one birth by a viviparous animal.
National Institutes of Health

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Animal BreedingPregnancyViviparity, Nonmammalianaspects of radiation effects

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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Prenatal cocaine exposure in the Long-Evans rat: I. Dose-dependent effects on gestation, mortality, and postnatal maturation.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Effects of prenatal exposure to cocaine or related drugs on rat developmental and neurological indices
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Measurement for evaluation
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Selection for ovulation rate in swine: correlated response in litter size and weight.
Nine generations of direct selection for ovulation rate (OR) were evaluated to determine the magnitude of the correlated response… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Sibling recognition in spiny mice (Acomys cahirinus): Influence of age and isolation
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
d-amphetamine unmasks postnatal consequences of exposure to methylmercury in utero: Methods for studying behavioral teratogenesis
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Histoincompatibility and maternal immunological status as determinants of fetoplacental weight and litter size in rodents
Studies conducted upon inbred strains of mice, hamsters and rats have shown that following the interstrain matings the now… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Effects of synthetic 9 -tetrahydrocannabinol on pregnancy and offspring in the rat.
Review
1966
Review
1966
Use of the rabbit in teratogenicity studies
Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
The effects of infantile experiences upon adult behavior in animal subjects. I. Effects of litter size during infancy upon adult behavior in the rat.
This report has dealt with an investigation of the hypothesis than infantile experiences influence the behavior of an organism… 
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