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The trade-off between frequency of intercourse and sexual partner accumulation may reflect evolutionary adaptations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2019

Stuart Brody  and
Caterina Breitenstein
Stuart Brody
Affiliation:
Center for Psychobiological and Psychosomatic Research, University of Trier, 54290 Trier, [email protected]/stuartbrody
Caterina Breitenstein
Affiliation:
Center for Psychobiological and Psychosomatic Research, University of Trier, 54290 Trier, [email protected]/stuartbrody
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Abstract

The adaptive trade-offs between long- and short-term matings may be mediated or at least reflected partially by the trade-offs between the relative reinforcement obtained through a greater frequency of intercourse (typically greater among cohabitants) versus a greater frequency of partner change. The differing correlates of each approach and meshing with the Sexual Strategies Theory of Gangestad & Simpson are discussed.

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Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , August 2000 , pp. 594
Copyright
2000 Cambridge University Press

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