Table of Contents

Part I. Pre-copulatory Adaptations: 1. Women's preferences: Pre-copulatory adaptations Donald Sacco, Mitchell Brown, Kaitlyn Boykin, Alicia L. Macchione, Kelsey Drea, and Mary M. Medlin; 2. Female sexual attraction tactics Trond Viggo Grøntvedt, Mons Bendixen, and Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair; 3. Extrapair sexual interest Marissa A. Harrison; 4. Female intrasexual competition Maryanne L. Fisher; 5. Female intersexual selection Steven Arnocky, Adam Davis, and Michael Suszter; 6. Evolution of precopulatory defense from rape and coercion in women Domenic Roberto, Rachel James, and Melissa McDonald; 7. Mate poaching Jasna Hudek-Knezevic, Igor Kardum, and Nermina Mehic; Part II. Copulatory adaptations: 8. Sexual fantasies Rui Miguel Costa; 9. Copulatory thrusting Olivia Le Moëne; 10. Female provision of oral sex James B. Moran, Catherine A. Salmon, and Rebecca L. Burch; 11. The adaptive value of women's orgasm Lisa L. M. Welling, Virginia E. Mitchell, Jenna Lunge, and Alex C. Orille; 12. Copulatory urgency: An evolutionary perspective of women's sexual desire Courtney L. Crosby; Part III. Post-copulatory adaptations: 13. Mate retention Jitka Lindová; 14. Shifts in partner attractiveness Juliana E. French, Sierra D. Peters, Olivia W. Breedin, Emma E. Altgelt, and Andrea L. Meltzer; 15. Emotional commitment Marissa A. Harrison; 16. Female Sexual Jealousy Jaroslava Varella Valentova, Marco Antonio Correa Varella, Andrea Lorena da Costa Stravogiannis, Ana Maria Fernandez, and Tamsin Saxton; 17. On attachment and evolution: Recounting the story of, and stories in, attachment theory William Dunlop and Majse Lind; 18. Maternal filicide Vibeke Ottesen; Index.

Promotional Information

This comprehensive handbook on evolution and sexual psychology features an interdisciplinary team of leading researchers in the field.

About the Author

Todd K. Shackelford is Distinguished Professor and Chair in the Department of Psychology and Director of the Center for Evolutionary Psychological Science at Oakland University in Michigan, USA.