Fertility and a Mate's Signals of Continued Presence

Mankind Quarterly

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 237-278

  Miller, Edward M ^a  

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Androstenol; Axillary hair; Copulation; Fertility; Odors; Pair bonding; Pheromones

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EID: 0007011001     PISSN: 00252344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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