concealed ovulation
noun1
Biology, Natural sciences A form of ovulation, in certain species, where the female shows no perceptible signals indicating that she is fertile.
- Unlike chimpanzees, whose females have bright red swollen buttocks when ovulating, females in humans evolved to have concealed ovulation, and do not have any perceptible signs that indicate their fertility.
- Synonyms
- cryptic ovulation
- Related terms
- ovulatory shift hypothesis, strategic pluralism