Rape is not less frequent during the ovulatory phase of the menstrual cycle

Sexualities, Evolution and Gender

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 127-147

  Fessler, Daniel M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Menstrual cycle; Ovulation; Rape; Rape avoidance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COITUS; CONCEPTION; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 3042825602     PISSN: 14792508     EISSN: 14792516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616660410001662361     Document Type: Article

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