Lee-Boot effect

noun

Lee-Boot effect

noun

Etymology Described in a 1956 paper by S. van der Lee and L. M. Boot.

1

Biology, Natural sciences A phenomenon concerning the suppression or prolongation of estrous cycles of mature female mice (and other rodents), when females are housed in groups and isolated from males.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.