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* Copulatory behaviour of females that insures insemination.
 
* Copulatory behaviour of females that insures insemination.
* Sexual activity of the postpubertal female is confined to oestrus ('heat').
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* Sexual activity of the postpubertal female is confined to '''oestrus''' ('heat').
* Short Period of sexual receptivity limits the time during which precopulatory behaviour occurs.
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* Short Period of sexual receptivity limits the time during which [[Pre-copulatory Behaviour - Anatomy & Physiology|precopulatory behaviour]] occurs.
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== Lordosis ==
 
== Lordosis ==
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[[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.
 
* Highly specific female motor response associated with 'willingness' to mate.
 
* Triggers significant sexual arousal behaviour in the male.
 
* Triggers significant sexual arousal behaviour in the male.
 
* Once the male discovers that the female will display lordosis, he becomes sexually stimulated.
 
* Once the male discovers that the female will display lordosis, he becomes sexually stimulated.
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[[Category:Reproductive Behaviour]]
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[[Category:Bullet Points]]
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