Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science |
Editors | T Shackelford, V Weekes-Shackelford |
Place of Publication | Cham |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing Switzerland |
Chapter | S |
Pages | 1-19 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Edition | Living |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319169996 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Abstract
Sexual conflict is the disagreement over investment that ensues because males and females adopt or develop strategies that are only aimed at increasing their own fitness, but that impose a cost on the mating partner.