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Receptivity Behaviour - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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* Copulatory behaviour of females that insures insemination.
* Copulatory behaviour of females that insures insemination.
** Immobility
* Sexual activity of the postpubertal female is confined to '''oestrus''' ('heat').
* Short Period of sexual receptivity limits the time during which [[Pre-copulatory Behaviour - Anatomy & Physiology|precopulatory behaviour]] occurs.
** Tail deviation
** Backing up towards the male
{| style="width:75%; height:200px" border="1"
!'''Species'''
!'''Cow'''
!'''Mare'''
!'''Ewe'''
!'''Sow'''
!'''Bitch'''
!'''Queen'''
|-
| '''Consummation Behaviour'''
| Homosexual Mounting,Standing to be Mounted
| Presents Hindquarters to Male,Clitoral Exposure by Labial Eversion,Pulsatile Contractions of Labia
| Immobile Stance
| Immobile Stance
| Tail Deflected to One Side,Urination in presence of Male,Affectionate Head Rubbing
| Elevation of Rear Quarters & Hyperextension of Back ('Lordosis'),Presentation of Vulva,Tail Deviation
|-
|}
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== Lordosis ==
[[Image:Lordosis queen.jpg|thumb|right|150px|<p>The Female Cat Exhibiting Lordosis</p><sup> ©RVC 2008</sup>]]
* Highly specific female motor response associated with 'willingness' to mate.
* Triggers significant sexual arousal behaviour in the male.
* Once the male discovers that the female will display lordosis, he becomes sexually stimulated.
[[Category:Reproductive Behaviour]]
[[Category:Bullet Points]]