Mating season
Mating season or mating cycle was a time of the year during which members of a certain species of animal would tend to mate. For some species this was best accomplished in a pre-selected breeding ground. 

In 2151, Jeremy Lucas was living on Denobula during the Denobulan mating season. In a communication to Denobulan Dr. Phlox aboard  that year, he explained that upon experiencing it, and although believing that "Human reproduction was complicated," he felt "you Denobulans make us look like single-celled organisms." In Phlox' reply, he explained that he knew "the rigors of mating season only too well," advising that "it might help to bear in mind that a dose of niaxilin can be quite effective in separating the two combatants." ()

In 2370, Gul Evek told Miles O'Brien that the Cardassian voles' mating season would begin in about six weeks. ()

See also 
 Pon farr

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Sex and reproduction
Time measurements