Does the contraceptive pill alter mate choice in humans?

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 171-179

  Alvergne, Alexandra ^a   Lummaa, Virpi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

CONTRACEPTIVE USE; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; MATE CHOICE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 76249123482     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2009.08.003     Document Type: Review

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