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. 1996 Feb;11(2):98-102.
doi: 10.1016/0169-5347(96)81051-2.

The evolution of human sexuality

R Thornhill  1 , S W Gangestad
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The evolution of human sexuality

R Thornhill et al. Trends Ecol Evol. 1996 Feb.

Abstract

The study of human sexuality from the darwinian perspective is in an explosive phase. Recent research is diverse; for instance, the dynamics of heterosexual relationships, the role of honest advertisement in attractiveness, the role of fluctuating asymmetry in sexual competition, and sexual conflict over fertilization, seen in sperm competition adaptations of men and possible cryptic sire-choice adaptation of women. Also, recent research reveals that the sexual selection that designed human secondary sexual traits was functional rather than strictly fisherian.

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