Women's Luteal-Phase Sexual Proceptivity and the Functions of Extended Sexuality

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2106-2110

  Grebe, Nicholas M ^a   Gangestad, Steven W ^a   Garver Apgar, Christine E ^b   Thornhill, Randy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

evolutionary psychology; male female relations; relationship quality; sex

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COITUS; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LUTEAL PHASE; MALE; MALE-FEMALE RELATIONS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELATIONSHIP QUALITY; SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY; MALE-FEMALE RELATIONS; RELATIONSHIP QUALITY; SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; COITUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LINEAR MODELS; LUTEAL PHASE; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885365302     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613485965     Document Type: Article

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