Abstract
Possible significance of licking of anogenital region by female rat in the initial steps of precopulatory behaviour was studied in short bouts of 3 min each. The order of conspicuous events was (1) exploratory behaviour, (2) partners pursuing each other, (3) head-to-tail orientation and mutual licking of anogenital regions; particularly when females were in oestrous and metoestrous stages and (4) obvious avoidance and even aggressive behaviour by female during dioestrous stage.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 318-320 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Indian Journal of Experimental Biology |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - Dec 1 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology