Human female orgasm and mate fluctuating asymmetry

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 1601-1615

  Thornhill, Randy ^a   Gangestad, Steven W ^a   Comer, Randall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 0001495034     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-3472(95)80014-X     Document Type: Article

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