Effects of Paced Mating and Intromissive Stimulation on Feminine Sexual Behavior and Estrus Termination in the Cycling Rat

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 176-186

  Coopersmith, Carol ^a,b,c   Candurra, Carola ^a,b   Erskine, Mary S ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USA

^c Concordia University ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COPULATION; DECISION MAKING; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COPULATION; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MALE; MOTIVATION; RATS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 0030162505     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.110.2.176     Document Type: Article

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