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Horm Behav. 1984 Mar;18(1):22-8. doi: 10.1016/0018-506x(84)90047-3.
A common observation for seasonally breeding vertebrates is that the reproductive processes of gamete production, sex steroid hormone secretion, and mating behavior coincide, and further, that sex steroid hormones activate mating behavior. The postulate of hormone-dependence of mating behavior is based primarily on detailed studies of laboratory and domesticated species. However, comparison of a wide array of vertebrates reveals numerous exceptions to this supposed rule. Consideration of these species indicates that there is no fixed or intrinsic causal association among gamete production, sex hormone secretion, and mating behavior within any of the classes of vertebrates.
对于季节性繁殖的脊椎动物，一个常见的观察结果是配子产生、性类固醇激素分泌和交配行为的生殖过程是同步的，而且，性类固醇激素会激活交配行为。交配行为依赖激素这一假设主要基于对实验室和家养物种的详细研究。然而，对大量脊椎动物的比较揭示了这一所谓规则存在许多例外情况。对这些物种的研究表明，在任何脊椎动物类别中，配子产生、性激素分泌和交配行为之间不存在固定的或内在的因果联系。
