Intimate sexual relations in prehistory: Lessons from the japanese macaques

World Archaeology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 407-425

  Vasey, Paul L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Human evolution; Japanese macaques; Non reproductive sex; Pleasure; Prehistory

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; HISTORY; HUMAN; MACACA; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARCHAEOLOGY; EVOLUTION; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MACACA; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0007714368     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: 14701375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438243.1998.9980388     Document Type: Article

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