Intersexual conflict across women's ovulatory cycle

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 302-308

  Gangestad, Steven W ^a   Garver Apgar, Christine E ^b   Cousins, Alita J ^c   Thornhill, Randy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intersexual conflict; Mate retention; Ovulatory cycle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901854277     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2014.02.012     Document Type: Article

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