Vol. 23 (Suppl 4) 2002 Neuro endocrinology letters

Human mate guarding.

: Long-term committed mating is a fundamental strategy in the human repertoire. Successful enactment of this strategy requires solving two related adaptive problems--fending off potential mate poachers and preventing a mates from defecting. Mate guarding adaptations evolved to solve these persistent problems. Those who failed in mate gu.....