VANDENBERGH EFFECT

the impacts of chemical correspondence regarding influencing age of pubescence in rodent populaces. Adult males generate a scent which can escalate pubescence in young females, persisting on to earlier reproduction. Nonetheless, adult females generate scents which block pubescence in females. As an outcome, in low-density populaces where females are outnumbered by males, young females mature sooner, but in dense populaces with a multitude of adult females, young females mature more gradually, persisting onto a regulation of populace density.