estrus
Comparemenstrual cycle
We observed stress-induced changes in appetite, physical activity, weight gain and the estrous cycle of the rats.
Diestrus is the stage of the estrous cycle which occurs after the animal goes out of heat.
When a group of female mice is placed with a male their oestrous cycles become synchronized.
She said she was told by a vet that he would not spay her dog until the animal was older and had gone through an estrus cycle.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Animal reproduction
androgen
anti-oestrogen
asexuality
asexually
barrenness
calve
fertile
impregnate
oestrogen
ovulate
panmictic
panmixia
procreate
procreation
procreative
propagation
rut
semen
spawn
sterile