post-copulatory
adjective[before noun]
biologyspecialized(alsopostcopulatory)uk/ˌpəʊstˈkɒp.jə.lə.tər.i/us/ˌpoʊstˈkɑː.pjə.lə.tɔːr.i/happeningaftercopulation(= theactof havingsex):
Bodysizemayinfluencepre-and post-copulatorymatechoice.
Females have postcopulatorycontroloverspermutilization.
Opposite
pre-copulatory
- Thestudydemonstratedthat themaleladybirdsperformedpost-copulatorymateguarding.
- There was anearlierlossof post-copulatorymalesthan gravidfemales.
- Themaleandfemalebirdsmakecontactwiththeirmouthparts- this is referred to as post-copulatory "kissing".
- Bymatingwith differentmales,femalescanutilizepost-copulatorymechanismstoacquiregoodgenesfortheiroffspring.