The evolution of jealousy

@article{Buss2005TheEO,
  title={The evolution of jealousy},
  author={David M. Buss and Martie G. Haselton},
  journal={Trends in Cognitive Sciences},
  year={2005},
  volume={9},
  pages={506-507}
}
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Jealousy and the nature of beliefs about infidelity: Tests of competing hypotheses about sex differences in the United States, Korea, and Japan
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Sex differences in jealousy: The recall of cues to sexual and emotional infidelity in personally more and less threatening context conditions
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