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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | In [[biology]], '''mating''' is the pairing of [[opposite]]-[[sex]] or hermaphroditic [[organisms]] for [[Sexual Intercourse|copulation]] and in [[social]] [[animals]] it also includes the raising of their offspring. For animals, mating [[methods]] include random mating, [ | + | In [[biology]], '''mating''' is the pairing of [[opposite]]-[[sex]] or hermaphroditic [[organisms]] for [[Sexual Intercourse|copulation]] and in [[social]] [[animals]] it also includes the raising of their offspring. For animals, mating [[methods]] include random mating, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disassortative_mating disassortative mating], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assortative_mating assortative mating], or a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mating_pool mating pool]. |
| − | In some birds, it includes such [[behaviors]] as nest-building and feeding [[offspring]]. The [[human]] [[practice]] of mating domesticated animals and of artificially inseminating them is part of [ | + | In some birds, it includes such [[behaviors]] as nest-building and feeding [[offspring]]. The [[human]] [[practice]] of mating domesticated animals and of artificially inseminating them is part of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_husbandry animal husbandry]. |
| − | Copulation is the [[union]] of the [[sex]] organs of two sexually [[reproducing]] [[animals]] for insemination and subsequent [ | + | Copulation is the [[union]] of the [[sex]] organs of two sexually [[reproducing]] [[animals]] for insemination and subsequent [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_fertilization internal fertilization]. The two [[individuals]] may be of opposite [[sexes]] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermaphrodite hermaphroditic], as is the case with, for example, snails. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Sexuality]] | *[[Sexuality]] | ||
*[[Reproduction]] | *[[Reproduction]] | ||
*[[Sexual Intercourse]] | *[[Sexual Intercourse]] | ||
| + | *[[82:1 The Mating Instinct|The Mating Instinct]] | ||
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[[Category: Biology]] | [[Category: Biology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:28, 13 December 2020
- Date: 1509
Definitions
- b : to provide a mate for
Description
In biology, mating is the pairing of opposite-sex or hermaphroditic organisms for copulation and in social animals it also includes the raising of their offspring. For animals, mating methods include random mating, disassortative mating, assortative mating, or a mating pool.
In some birds, it includes such behaviors as nest-building and feeding offspring. The human practice of mating domesticated animals and of artificially inseminating them is part of animal husbandry.
Copulation is the union of the sex organs of two sexually reproducing animals for insemination and subsequent internal fertilization. The two individuals may be of opposite sexes or hermaphroditic, as is the case with, for example, snails.
