* Following [[Reproductive_Behaviour_-_Copulatory_Behaviour_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Ejaculation|ejaculation]], all males experience a refractory period (commonly referred to as 'sexual exhaustion') before a second ejaculation can occur.
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* Following [[Reproductive_Behaviour_-_Copulatory_Behaviour_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Ejaculation|ejaculation]], all males experience a refractory period (commonly referred to as 'sexual exhaustion') before a second [[Reproductive_Behaviour_-_Copulatory_Behaviour_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Ejaculation|ejaculation]] can occur.
* Length of refractory period depends on several factors:
* Length of refractory period depends on several factors:
** Degree of sexual rest prior to copulation
** Degree of sexual rest prior to copulation
** Age of male
** Age of male
** Degree of female novelty
** Degree of female novelty
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** Number of previous ejaculations
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** Number of previous [[Reproductive_Behaviour_-_Copulatory_Behaviour_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Ejaculation|ejaculations]]
* Normal for a male to copulate repeatedly with the same female.
* Normal for a male to copulate repeatedly with the same female.