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Costs and benefits of fat-free muscle mass in men: relationship to mating success, dietary requirements, and native immunity

Lassek, William D., Gaulin, Steven J.C.·2009·Evolution and Human Behavior

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Authors: Lassek, W. D., & Gaulin, S. J. C.
Affiliations: University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
Corresponding author: Lassek, William D.
ORCID: Lassek, William D.
Gaulin, Steven J.C.
Venue: Evolution and Human Behavior
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2009-09
Volume: 30
Issue: 5
Pages: 322-328
ISSN: 1090-5138 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2009.04.002
OpenAlex: W2032072020
Semantic Scholar: a65e9e71415eeaeced2772201a17627d162d31a5
Cited by: 397
References: 71
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 33 · 2020: 76 · 2019: 20 · 2018: 27 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 23 · 2015: 34 · 2014: 19 · 2013: 20 · 2012: 18
FWCI: 17.77
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Evolution and Human Behavior (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Hormonal and reproductive studies
Keywords: sex differences, testosterone, mating success, sexual partners, age at first sexual intercourse, energy intake, C-reactive protein, white blood cell count, men's health

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