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Sexual Conflict and Sex Differences in Parental Investment

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  1. Westfield State University, Westfield, MA, USA

    Stephanie R. Fahey & Joseph A. Camilleri

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  1. Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA

    Todd K. Shackelford

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    Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford

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    Joseph A Camilleri

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Fahey, S.R., Camilleri, J.A. (2018). Sexual Conflict and Sex Differences in Parental Investment. In: Shackelford, T., Weekes-Shackelford, V. (eds) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_3704-1

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