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Reproduction pp 725–766Cite as

Neuroendocrine Consequences of Sexual Behavior

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Reproduction is the product of behavioral and physiological integration. Classically, investigations of reproduction treated behavior as resulting from internal (physiological) and external (environmental) factors. More recently, behavior has been recognized as a causal agent in the control of reproductive physiology as well.

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