Sexual coercion and forced in-pair copulation as sperm competition tactics in humans

Human Nature

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 265-282

  Goetz, Aaron T ^a   Shackelford, Todd K ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti cuckoldry; Forced in pair copulation; Mate retention; Sexual coercion; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751047674     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-006-1009-8     Document Type: Article

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