Kathryn Vaillancourt
Leanne Ogata

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• Baker, R.R., & Bellis, M.A.(1993). Human sperm competition: ejaculate adjustment by males and the function of masturbation. Animal Behaviour, 46, 861-885.
• Goetz, A.T., & Shackelford, T.K. (2009). Sexual coercion in intimate relationships: A comparative analysis of the effects of women's infidelity and men's dominance and control. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 38, 226-234.

More to Explore

• The website of Dr. Todd Shackelford, a prominent evolutionary psychologist out of Florida. He has done some interesting work on partner retention and female behaviour as it relates to rape.
• Gallup, G.G.J., Burch, R.L., Zappieri, M.L., Parvez, R.A., Stockwell, M.L., & Davis, J.A. (2003). The human penis as a semen displacement device. Evolution and Human Behavior, 24, 277-289.
  • This is an interesting study that used replica genitalia to conclude that the human penis may be able to displace semen from a female's reproductive tract.
• Lottes, I.L., & Weinberg, M.S.(1996). Sexual Coercion Among University Students: A Comparison of the United States and Sweden. The Journal of Sex Research, 34(1), 67-76.
  • - Here's an article that compared the occurrence of rape in two cultures that varied in terms of female dominance. The results indicate the importance of cultural upbringing on behaviour.