In Most Animals, Sexual Behavior Is Biologically Determined and Triggered

question 313

Multiple Choice

In most animals, sexual behavior is biologically determined and triggered by hormonal changes in the female. During the cyclical period known as _____, a female animal is fertile and receptive to male sexual advances.

• A) the resolution phase
• B) estrus
• C) the refractory period
• D) the plateau period

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