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Effect of Oestradiol and Testosterone on the Sexual Receptivity and Attractiveness of the Female Rhesus Monkey

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THE ovarian hormones of the female rhesus monkey considerably influence sexual behaviour both in free-living groups1 and in experimental situations in the laboratory2,3. There are at least two properties in the female which are concerned in her interaction with the male: first, her sexual attractiveness, and second, her sexual receptivity—the willingness of the female to engage in copulation. These two components have now been found to respond differently to alterations in the female's hormonal state.

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HERBERT, J., TRIMBLE, M. Effect of Oestradiol and Testosterone on the Sexual Receptivity and Attractiveness of the Female Rhesus Monkey. Nature 216, 165–166 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216165a0

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