Evidence for adaptations for female extra-pair mating in humans: Thoughts on current status and future directions

Female Infidelity and Paternal Uncertainty: Evolutionary Perspectives on Male Anti-Cuckoldry Tactics

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 37-57

  Gangestad, Steven W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511617812.003     Document Type: Chapter

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