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Reproductive Behavior - Coggle Diagram
Reproductive Behavior
female
attractivity
: behaviors that attract males
proreceptivity
: behaviors that stimulate male
receptivity
lordosis
tail deviation
backing up towards male
vocalizations
subtle postural changes
increases in physical activity
male
precopulatory
search for partner
courtship
arousal
erection
penile protrusion
copulatory stage
mounting
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requires
elevated arterial flow
dilation of corporal sinusoids
restricted venous outflow
causes by
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elevated intrapenile pressure
relaxation of retractor penis muscle
olfactory: pheromones
Flehmen response
auditory: vocalizations; long-range signaling
visual: posturing; watching copulatory behavior
tactile: final stimulus before copulation
sensory info goes to hypothalamus
HT releases peptides that act as neurotransmitters
signal midbrain
synapses with medulla
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