Do females

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Do females anticipate cone crops

• Increased reproductive activity
• litter size
• proportion breeding
• number of litters

How Females ingest spruce buds which turn on
reproduction Anticipation because decisions
made prior to cones being available
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Prop females with gt 1 litter
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Bud clipping
P 0.003
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Prop Yearlings Breeding
P 0.038
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Litter size
P0.001
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Prop attempting gt1 litter
P0.0005
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Prop attempting gt 1 litter
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Prop gt1 litter emerging