Long-term Trends in Human Extra-Pair Paternity: Increased Infidelity or Adaptive Strategy? A Reply to Harris

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 663-665

  Larmuseau, M H D ^a,b   Matthijs, K ^b   Wenseleers, T ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF IMAGING AND PATHOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

contraceptives; cuckoldry; extra pair copulation; human behavioral ecology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COPULATION; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; PATERNITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; COPULATION; HUMANS; MARRIAGE; PATERNITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 84990822431     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2016.06.012     Document Type: Letter

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