Can men detect ovulation?

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-92

  Haselton, Martie G ^a   Gildersleeve, Kelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

attraction; evolutionary psychology; fertility cues; ovulation; relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960243052     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721411402668     Document Type: Article

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