Menstrual Cycle Influences Grooming Behavior and Sexual Activity in the Rhesus Monkey
- 3 May 1963
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 140 (3566), 500-501
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.140.3566.500
Abstract
The time spent by the female rhesus monkey in grooming the male fluctuates rhythmically and reaches a minimum at mid-cycle. At this time the male's grooming activity reaches a maximum. The rhythmic changes in male mounting behavior, together with the males' and females' grooming cycles, are abolished by ovariectomy and have a hormonal basis.Keywords
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