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I thank J. C. Serio-Silva for providing the photo displayed in Fig. 1. Supported by the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent), NSF #EF-0423641.
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Jones, C.B. Orgasm as a Post-Copulatory Display. Arch Sex Behav 36, 633–636 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-007-9207-y
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