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As I begin this autobiographical essay, I have just come from the laboratory, where, during the past few weeks, several graduate students and I have been making some interesting discoveries about the behavior of golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus). It is axiomatic that when females of this species are in physiological estrus they are sexually receptive, i.e., will readily mate with a male; but we have been testing the female’s tendency to display a different manifestation of estrus, namely, to approach the male and “solicit” copulation. To differentiate such behavior from passive receptivity, I have recently proposed the term “sexual proceptivity” to designate those behaviors in which females of any species assume some degree of initiative in establishing and maintaining coital relations with the male (Beach, 1976).
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Beach, F.A. (1978). Confessions of an Imposter. In: Meites, J., Donovan, B.T., McCann, S.M. (eds) Pioneers in Neuroendocrinology II. Perspectives in Neuroendocrine Research, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4027-0_2
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