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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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mating rituals
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Assortative mating was either positive or negative.
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In this case, the mating of these unique bodies and the Bartolini systems makes for a distinctive family sound.
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It was just the mating of two bodies, essential for procreation, but certainly not meant to be enjoyed.
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Let's hope he doesn't get eaten after mating .
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Soon they begin to multiply, but not by mating and laying eggs.
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The child of a black white mating , safe from both cystic fibrosis and sickle-cell disease, is hybrid vigour personified.
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The evolution of mating and rearing systems with attendant complexities of nepotistic behaviour occurs within and is part of this process.
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Three or four days before mating , the male develops a pouch on his belly.