Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Reduced baseline male fertility and increased sensitivity to hypoxic stress in high-elevation deer mice
Kelsie E. Hunnicutt, Emma S Glenn, Joe C Perry…·Jonathan P. Velotta
This study finds that high-elevation deer mice have reduced baseline fertility and greater sensitivity to hypoxia compared to low-elevation mice, with gene expression changes suggesting adaptive testicular regression.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.16.759662