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The human operational sex ratio: Effects of marriage, concealed ovulation, and menopause on mate competition

Journal of Human Evolution, 2012
Among mammals, male-male competition for sexual access to females frequently involves fighting. Larger body size gives males an advantage in fighting, which explains why males tend to be larger than females in many species, including anthropoid primates. Mitani et al. derived a formula to measure the operational sex ratio (OSR) to reflect the degree of
Frank W, Marlowe, J Colette, Berbesque
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The evolution of monogamy and concealed ovulation in humans

Journal of Social and Biological Systems, 1979
Abstract Homo sapiens is unique among primates in that it is the only group-living species in which monogamy is the major mating system and the only species in which females do not reveal their ovulation by estrus. These unique traits can be explained in terms of natural selective and cultural selective theory applied at the level of the individual.
L BENSHOOF, R THORNHILL
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The evolution of self-concealed ovulation in humans

Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 1995
nlike most primate species, human females appear to have ovulation hat is concealed not only from conspecifics but also from individuIs themselves. Concealment of ovulation from conspecifics, and in ost cases specifically from males, can be explained in standard Darwinian terms.
A.L.J. Freeman, H.Y. Wong
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Concealed ovulation as a strategy for increasing per capita paternal investment

Mankind Quarterly, 1996
L'A. tente de comprendre pourquoi les femmes dissimulent leur ovulation. Il se demande si les ancetres des hommes manifestaient certains signes permettant d'identifier la periode d'ovulation. Il s'efforce de reconstituer les comportements sexuels des hominides.
E. Miller
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Concealed Ovulation and Multi-male Groups

Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science, 2019
R. Burch
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Oral emergency contraception with levonorgestrel plus piroxicam: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial.

The Lancet, 2023
BACKGROUND Levonorgestrel, a standard drug for emergency contraception (EC), is not effective if administered post-ovulation. A cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor could contribute synergistic effects.
R. Li   +5 more
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Human Ovulation Hidden Hints and It's Effects on Fluctuant Assymetry Studies

Bioinformatics, 2019
This document tries to study the truth about human concealed ovulation only by analysing possible facial modifications. In normal view, the human ovulation remains concealed.
Mahsa Kiazadeh   +2 more
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