Brown rat (English Wikipedia)

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Davis, H.N. & Connor, J.R. (1980). "Brief Report: Male modulation of female reproductive physiology in Norway rats: effects of mating during postpartum estrus". Behavioral and Neural Biology. 29 (1): 128–131. doi:10.1016/s0163-1047(80)92582-0. PMID 7387582.
Ventura-Aquino, E.; Banos-Araujo, J.; Fernandez-Guasti, A. & Parades, R.G. (2016). "An unknown male increases sexual incentive motivation and partner preference: Further evidence for the Coolidge effect in female rats". Physiology & Behavior. 158: 54–59. doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.02.026. PMID 26902417. S2CID 7695527.
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