Effects of siblings on reproductive matu
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Wendy Saltzman; Sumeer Thinda; Alexis L. Higgins; Wesley R. Matsumoto; Shahen Ah
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Mongolian gerbils living with their natal families undergo delayed reproductive maturation while helping to rear their younger siblings, whereas those housed away from their natal families may mature earlier but often respond aggressively to unfamiliar pups. We tested whether cohabitati