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Mount, intromission and ejaculation latencies are reduced in male rats if they are previously subjected to an avoidance learning session or if the first 4 attempts to mount the female are immediately punished with an electrical shock.
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Poggioli, R., Vergoni, A.V. & Bertolini, A. Sexual behavior: influence of avoidance conditioning and of immediate punishment in male rats. Experientia 39, 1414–1416 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990132
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