TY - JOUR
T1 - Male modulation of female reproductive physiology in Norway rats
T2 - effects of mating during postpartum estrus
AU - Davis, Harry N.
AU - Connor, James
PY - 1980/5
Y1 - 1980/5
N2 - Like the majority of other male mammals, male rats typically complete several ejaculatory series during mating. Despite earlier evidence to the contrary, it now appears that these multiple series may be crucial for successful reproduction. Thus, in Long-Evans females mated during postpartum estrus, multiple series increased the proportion of females that became pregnant, decreased the proportion with stillborn pups, and decreased the number of stillborn pups per litter.
AB - Like the majority of other male mammals, male rats typically complete several ejaculatory series during mating. Despite earlier evidence to the contrary, it now appears that these multiple series may be crucial for successful reproduction. Thus, in Long-Evans females mated during postpartum estrus, multiple series increased the proportion of females that became pregnant, decreased the proportion with stillborn pups, and decreased the number of stillborn pups per litter.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0163-1047(80)92582-0
DO - 10.1016/S0163-1047(80)92582-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 7387582
AN - SCOPUS:0019196871
SN - 0163-1047
VL - 29
SP - 128
EP - 131
JO - Behavioral and Neural Biology
JF - Behavioral and Neural Biology
IS - 1
ER -