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Paternity Uncertainty

Paternity Uncertainty is a theoretical construct in evolutionary psychology denoting the inability of a male to ascertain with certainty that he is the biological father of a given offspring, arising from internal fertilization and concealed ovulation in females.

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2017–2026

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104

Domestic violence and women's autonomy in developing countries: theory and evidence

Mukesh Eswaran, Nisha Malhotra · Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d économique · 2011 · 271 citations

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Evolution and Development of Sex Differences in Cooperative Behavior in Meerkats

Tim Clutton‐Brock, Andrew F. Russell, Lynda L. Sharpe et al. · Science · 2002 · 270 citations

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Selection and use of SNP markers for animal identification and paternity analysis in U.S. beef cattle

Michael P. Heaton, Gregory P. Harhay, Gary L. Bennett et al. · Mammalian Genome · 2002 · 228 citations

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Certainty of paternity covaries with paternal care in birds

Anders Pape Møller, T. R. Birkhead · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · 1993 · 218 citations

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Gender, Jealousy, and Reason

Christine R. Harris, Nicholas Christenfeld · Psychological Science · 1996 · 170 citations

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Authors

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  1. DM
    David M. Buss

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    3 publications · 251 citations

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  2. FF
    F. F. Cardoso

    Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Brazil

    3 publications · 57 citations

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  3. PG
    Patricia G. Parker

    University of Missouri–St. Louis, United States

    3 publications · 144 citations

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  4. TK
    Todd K. Shackelford

    Florida Atlantic University, United States

    3 publications · 165 citations

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  5. MR
    M. Ron

    Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

    2 publications · 87 citations

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Institutions

161

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    871 citations

  2. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    377 citations

  3. McMaster University

    Hamilton, Canada

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    152 citations

  4. Florida Atlantic University

    Boca Raton, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    289 citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

    Leipzig, Germany

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    421 citations

  6. Slovak Academy of Sciences

    Bratislava, Slovakia

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    54 citations

  7. Leipzig University

    Leipzig, Germany

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    347 citations

  8. University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

    Vienna, Austria

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    65 citations

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  1. Animal Behaviour

    8 publications · 416 citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 6 publications · 161 citations

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  3. PLoS ONE

    4 publications · 96 citations

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  4. The Auk

    4 publications · 95 citations

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  5. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

    4 publications · 341 citations

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