Seasonal variation in internet keyword searches: A proxy assessment of sex mating behaviors

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 515-521

  Markey, Patrick M ^a   Markey, Charlotte N ^b  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Google; Keyword; Pornography; Seasonal; Sex

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EROTICA; HUMAN; INTERNET; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEASON; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EROTICA; HUMANS; INTERNET; PROSTITUTION; SEASONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84876289512     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-012-9996-5     Document Type: Article

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