ANT-2301 Study Guide - Concealed Ovulation, Major Histocompatibility Complex, Estrous Cycle
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Concealed ovulation: what is concealed ovulation, the exact timing of female ovulation (able to get pregnant) is unknown to both the male and female of species. Humans have concealed ovulation: what is estrus, marked by increases in female sexual behavior and attractiveness at the period of highest fertility just before ovulation. Receptivity, proceptivity, attractiveness: receptivity: readiness to copulate when solicited by a male. No difference b/w humans and primates: proceptivity: active encouragement and solicitations by females to copulate. More limited in primates during estrus: attractiveness: females become sexually exciting to males. During estrus, males find females attractive: how do they differ between primates and humans, receptivity has no difference between primates and humans. Proceptivity is more limited in primates during estrus. For attractiveness, most of the female primate menstrual cycle is characterized by sexual disinterest in males: what times of the months are humans receptive, perceptive, attractive, constant receptivity.
