Research Article
Mating System of Free-Ranging Dogs (Canis familiaris)
Table 4
Duration of copulatory ties in different situations.
| Situations | No. of cases | Mean (±S.E.) duration of copulatory ties (min) |
| Uninterrupted condition | 14 | 42.43 ± 1.73 | Mounts and copulations by the courting males to the locked female | 23 | 27.87 ± 0.96 | Threatens given by the courting males to the locked male | 16 | 20.00 ± 0.72 | Forcible mating by the dominant and powerful males | 2 | 13.50 ± 3.50 |
| Total | 55 | 28.76 ± 1.36 |
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