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multiple mating

in animal behavior, a strategy used by females to prevent certainty of paternity in males and as a mate-selection mechanism. A female mammal might mate with most males in her group, thus giving each male a stake in helping to protect the female and her young. Multiple mating is a form of cryptic female choice if the female can control which male mates with her at the time when conception is most likely.

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March 13th 2025

referral

referral

n.

1. the act of directing a patient to a therapist, physician, agency, or institution for evaluation, consultation, or treatment.

2. the individual who is so referred. —refer vb.