Clitoral variation says nothing about female orgasm

Evolution and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 393-395

  Hosken, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; GENETIC VARIATION; HOMINID; SELECTION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ADAPTATION; CLITORIS; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; ORGASM; PENIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SHORT SURVEY;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; CLITORIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORGASM; PENIS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 47249112110     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: 1525142X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2008.00247.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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