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Why Women Have Orgasms

An Evolutionary Analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID8359604
AuthorsDavid Andrew Puts (0000-0002-6478-1980, Pennsylvania State University), Khytam Dawood (Pennsylvania State University), Lisa L M Welling (0000-0003-3555-5965, Pennsylvania State University)
Year2012
Volume41
Issue5
Pages1127-1143
Publication date2012-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchives of Sexual Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0004-0002 • E-ISSN: 1573-2800
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10508-012-9967-x
PMID22733154
OpenAlexW2035881588
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited175

Adaptation (eye) · Biology · Developmental psychology · Evolutionary psychology · Human sexuality · Mate choice · Mating · Orgasm · Psychoanalysis · Sexual dysfunction · Sexual selection · Sociology · Zoology · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Neuroscience · Psychology · Sexual function and dysfunction studies · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology

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Citations per year1,46
Citation span2013 - 2026 (14)
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