Hormones and history: The evolution and development of primate female sexuality

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 101-112

  Wallen, Kim ^a   Zehr, Julia L ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

FEMALE FERTILITY; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RHESUS MONKEY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; COITUS; COPULATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; COITUS; COPULATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMATES; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 3042813856     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490409552218     Document Type: Review

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