0 present participle of ovulate --
1 (of a woman or female animal) to produce an egg from which a baby can be formed: --
This may be because they can not ensure they will sire a female's next offspring because she does not immediately begin ovulating again after her infant dies.
Other animals that are sometimes diapered include female dogs when ovulating and thus bleeding, and monkeys and apes most of which are physically unable to control their excretions.
Men's levels of testosterone, a hormone known to affect men's mating behaviour, changes depending on whether they are exposed to an ovulating or nonovulating woman's body odour.
Females begin ovulating a new batch of eggs immediately after giving birth, indicating that they have an annual reproductive cycle.
Non-pill using heterosexual females who are ovulating (high levels of estrogens) have a preference for the scent of males with low levels of fluctuating asymmetry.
Testosterone levels in males have been shown to vary according to the ovulating state of females.
An ovulating female begins to swim more than usual before releasing her eggs.
Sows usually begin ovulating in their second year, though some exceptionally begin at nine months.
