Sperm competition in humans: Implications for male sexual psychology, physiology, anatomy, and behavior

Annual Review of Sex Research

Volumn 18, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-22

  Goetz, Aaron T ^a   Shackelford, Todd K ^b   Platek, Steven M ^c   Starratt, Valerie G ^b   McKibbin, William F ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticuckoldry; Evolutionary psychology; Female infidelity; Sexual conflict; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 54849334300     PISSN: 10532528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10532528.2007.10559845     Document Type: Article

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