The benefit and the doubt: Why monogamy?

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-61

  Schuiling, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Love; Marriage; Mate guarding; Midlife crisis; Monogamy; Reproductive strategy

Indexed keywords

AGING; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; JEALOUSY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MARRIAGE; MATING; MONOGAMY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0037349466     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01674820309042802     Document Type: Review

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