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The Sexhavior Cycle: Good Review, But Still Not Enough Data to Support a New Theory

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    David J. Ley

  2. Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, USA

    Joshua B. Grubbs

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Ley, D.J., Grubbs, J.B. The Sexhavior Cycle: Good Review, But Still Not Enough Data to Support a New Theory. Arch Sex Behav 46, 2265–2267 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-017-1067-5

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