Human sperm competition: Ejaculate manipulation by females and a function for the female orgasm

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 887-909

  Baker, R Robin ^a   Bellis, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27244461586     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1993.1272     Document Type: Article

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