Functional significance of human female orgasm still hypothetical
Human males are more polygamously inclined than females. However, there is substantial within-sex variation in polygamous inclinations and practices. This is acknowledged by Gangestad & Simpson but we pose the question: Is the target article's “strategic pluralism” pluralistic enough? In ad...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The Behavioral and brain sciences 2000-08, Vol.23 (4), p.620-621 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Human males are more polygamously inclined than females. However, there is substantial within-sex variation in polygamous inclinations and practices. This is acknowledged by Gangestad & Simpson but we pose the question: Is the target article's “strategic pluralism” pluralistic enough? In addition, we argue that the hypothesis that the female orgasm is an adaptation for post-copulatory female choice between rival ejaculates demands more research. |
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ISSN: | 0140-525X 1469-1825 |
DOI: | 10.1017/S0140525X00603370 |