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																		 Sexual Behavior, Animal
 
																		 
																		
																	 
																		 
																		
																	 
																			
																					
	"Sexual Behavior, Animal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
	which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
 
	
	
		
			
			
				Sexual activities of animals.
    
			 
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D012726 |  
						| MeSH Number(s) | F01.145.113.252.748 |  
						| Concept/Terms | Sexual Behavior, AnimalSexual Behavior, AnimalAnimal Sexual BehaviorAnimal Sexual BehaviorsSexual Behaviors, AnimalSex Behavior, AnimalAnimal Sex BehaviorAnimal Sex BehaviorsSex Behaviors, Animal
 Mating Behavior, AnimalMating Behavior, AnimalAnimal Mating BehaviorAnimal Mating BehaviorsMating Behaviors, Animal
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 | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |  | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |  | 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |  | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |  | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |  | 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |  | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |  | 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |  | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |  | 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |  | 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |  | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |  | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |  | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |  | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |  | 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |  | 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |  | 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |  | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |  | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |  | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |  | 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |  | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |  | 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 
 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Sexual Behavior, Animal" by people in Profiles. 		
					
								
								Hurd JA, Watanabe YL, Toben GJ, Ford AK, Miller CA, Sergott CE, Kelley D, Donaldson ZR, McCullagh EA. Exposure to novel females increases fecundity in adult male prairie voles. Horm Behav. 2025 Aug; 174:105779.
								Schaepe CA, Hiura LC. Behavioral sex differences in the developmental emergence and selectivity of partner preferences in prairie voles. Horm Behav. 2025 Jul; 173:105778.
								Akonom TN, Allen MA, Tsai PS. Opposite sex housing enhances reproductive function and induces transcriptional changes in the preoptic area of GnRH-deficient mice. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2025; 16:1571740.
								Zhang H, Zhu Y, Xue D. Moderate embryonic delay of paternal mitochondrial elimination impairs mating and cognition and alters behaviors of adult animals. Sci Adv. 2024 Oct 04; 10(40):eadp8351.
								Kelberman MA, Winther KE, Medvedeva YM, Donaldson ZR. Aging leads to sex-dependent effects on pair bonding and increased number of oxytocin-producing neurons in monogamous prairie voles. Horm Behav. 2024 Nov; 166:105647.
								Martin O, Nguyen C, Sarfati R, Chowdhury M, Iuzzolino ML, Nguyen DMT, Layer RM, Peleg O. Embracing firefly flash pattern variability with data-driven species classification. Sci Rep. 2024 02 10; 14(1):3432.
								Calabrese GM, Pfennig KS. Females alter their mate preferences depending on hybridization risk. Biol Lett. 2022 11; 18(11):20220310.
								Lotem A, Vortman Y, Safran RJ. The evidence for divergent sexual selection among closely related barn swallow populations is strong. Evolution. 2022 09; 76(9):2204-2211.
								Vahaba DM, Halstead ER, Donaldson ZR, Ahern TH, Beery AK. Sex differences in the reward value of familiar mates in prairie voles. Genes Brain Behav. 2022 03; 21(3):e12790.
								Brusman LE, Protter DSW, Fultz AC, Paulson MU, Chapel GD, Elges IO, Cameron RT, Beery AK, Donaldson ZR. Emergent intra-pair sex differences and organized behavior in pair bonded prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Genes Brain Behav. 2022 03; 21(3):e12786. | 
																	
																		
																			
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