Table 1 Summary of the effects of male pheromone on somatic and follicular growth in juvenile opossums. Different superscripts indicate age-related differences in unexposed females. Asterisks indicate differences between exposed and unexposed females within an age group (P < 0.05).

Unexposed: 90 days

4

19.6 ± 0.2 ^a

45.3 ± 2.7 ^a

1.5 ± 2.8 ^a ‡

354 ± 46 ^ab

Unexposed: 105 days

4

20.4 ± 0.5 ^a

46.4 ± 1.3 ^a

2.2 ± 0.5 ^a

10.8 ± 1.7 ^b

353 ± 12 a

Exposed: 105 days

5

21.2 ± 0.2

52.3 ± 2.1 *

4.3 ± 0.7 *

13.2 ± 2.0

388 ± 7 *

Unexposed: 130 days

5

21.8 ± 0.1 ^b

56.6 ± 1.1 ^b

1.8 ± 0.3 ^a

17.2 ± 2.6 ^b

393 ± 4 ^b

Exposed: 130 days

5 ^#

21.9 ± 0.1

63.5 ± 1.1 *

3.8 ± 0.1 *

17.8 ± 5.2

534 ± 54 *

Unexposed: 150 days

5

21.9 ± 0.4 ^b

58.2 ± 5.6 ^ab

1.3 ± 0.4 ^a

14.4 ± 1.8 ^b

394 ± 6 ^b