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== Auditory Signals ==
 
== Auditory Signals ==
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* In many species, sexual readiness is accompanied by some form of unique vocalization ('mating call').
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** Cows increase bellowing during '''Oestrus'''.
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** Sows display characteristic grunting associated with '''Oestrus'''.
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** Queens often 'yeow' repeatedly to call the tom.
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** Mares and Ewes are comparitively silent.
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* Elevated vocalization alerts/signals to males that sexual readiness is imminent.
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* Auditory stimulus is more useful in long-range stimulation than close discrimination.
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