Copulation MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Copulation
Tree Number(s): F01.145.113.252.748.200
Unique ID: D003307
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003307
Annotation: animal only: for human, use COITUS
Scope Note: Sexual union of a male and a female in non-human species.
Previous Indexing: Coitus (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 75
History Note: 75
Date Established: 1975/09/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2004/07/07

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
- Behavior [F01.145]
  - Behavior, Animal [F01.145.113]
    - Consummatory Behavior [F01.145.113.252]
      - Sexual Behavior, Animal [F01.145.113.252.748]
        
        Copulation [F01.145.113.252.748.200]
        
        Mating Preference, Animal [F01.145.113.252.748.300]
        
        Pair Bond [F01.145.113.252.748.400]

Copulation Preferred

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