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Hilda Margaret Bruce

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Hilda Margaret Bruce

Birth
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Death
2 Nov 1974 (aged 71)
Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Burial
East London, Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa Add to Map
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She was a British zoologist, best known for her discovery of the Bruce effect, a pheromonal behaviour observed in many rodent species. Her work on the control of fertility earned her the Oliver Bird Medal.
She was a British zoologist, best known for her discovery of the Bruce effect, a pheromonal behaviour observed in many rodent species. Her work on the control of fertility earned her the Oliver Bird Medal.

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