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Field study reveals morphological and neuroendocrine correlates of seasonal breeding in female water voles, Arvicola terrestris

Yves Michelin
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Fabrice Saez
Joël J. Drevet

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Seasonally breeding mammals display timely physiological switches between reproductive activity and sexual rest, which ensure synchronisation of births at the most favourable time of the year. These switches correlate with seasonal changes along the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis, but they are primarily orchestrated at the hypothalamic level through environmental control of KISS1-dependent GnRH release. Our field study shows that births of fossorial water voles, Arvicola terrestris, are concentrated between March and October, which indicates the existence of an annual reproductive cycle in this species. Monthly field monitoring for over a year further reveals dramatic seasonal changes in the morphology of the ovary, uterus and lateral scent glands, which correlate with the reproductive status. Finally, we demonstrate seasonal variation in kisspeptin expression within the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus. Altogether, this study demonstrates a marked rhythm of seasonal breeding in the water vole and we speculate that this is governed by seasonal changes in photoperiod.
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hal-03364252 , version 1 (02-08-2023)

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Kévin Poissenot, Chantal Moussu, Didier Chesneau, Etienne Ramadier, Rami Abi Khalil, et al.. Field study reveals morphological and neuroendocrine correlates of seasonal breeding in female water voles, Arvicola terrestris. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 2021, 311, pp.1-9. ⟨10.1016/j.ygcen.2021.113853⟩. ⟨hal-03364252⟩
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