adjective
- occurring or existing after mating or sexual intercourse
Usage: technical; biology
Examples
- Postcopulatory isolation mechanisms prevent fertilization between different species.
- The study examined postcopulatory behaviors in insects.
- Postcopulatory selection can influence which sperm fertilize eggs.
- Researchers observed postcopulatory guarding in certain bird species.
- Postcopulatory mate choice occurs in some mammals after reproduction.