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Female Nonheterosexuality Is Associated with Both “Fast” and “Slow” Male-Typical Strategies: Implications for Evolutionary Scenarios

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Del Giudice, M. Female Nonheterosexuality Is Associated with Both “Fast” and “Slow” Male-Typical Strategies: Implications for Evolutionary Scenarios. Arch Sex Behav 48, 1321–1324 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1312-6

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