Seasonal change of the base plasma level of testosterone and cortisol in males and progesterone, estradiol, and cortisol levels in females were analyzed in three Phodopus species: Ph. campbelli (Campbell's dwarf hamster), Ph. sungorus (Russian dwarf hamster), and Ph. roborovskii (Roborovski's dwarf hamster). Our results showed a significant difference in the seasonal plasma level of testosterone and cortisol in males and cortisol in females of all Phodopus species, though the rhythms of breeding activity were similar. The results are discussed in the context of adaptive differences between hormonal patterns of evolutionarily young species (Campbell's dwarf hamster and Russian dwarf hamster) and the evolutionarily old Roborovski's dwarf hamster, the phylogenic position of which is currently under discussion.
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