post-copulatory
adjective [ before noun ] biology specialized (also postcopulatory) uk/ˌpəʊstˈkɒp.jə.lə.tər.i/ us/ˌpoʊstˈkɑː.pjə.lə.tɔːr.i/
交媾后的;交配后的;交尾后的
happening after copulation (= the act of having sex)
Body size may influence pre- and post-copulatory mate choice. 身体大小可能影响交配前和交配后的择偶。
Females have postcopulatory control over sperm utilization.
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- The study demonstrated that the male ladybirds performed post-copulatory mate guarding.
- There was an earlier loss of post-copulatory males than gravid females.
- The male and female birds make contact with their mouth parts - this is referred to as post-copulatory "kissing".
- By mating with different males, females can utilize post-copulatory mechanisms to acquire good genes for their offspring.