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Contact with dads drops when women ovulate: Evidence of evolutionary protection against inbreeding in women?
December 1, 2010 by NewsBot
Women tend to avoid their fathers during periods of peak fertility, suggesting an evolutionary adaptation against inbreeding in humans. An examination of cell phone records found that ovulating women were half as likely to engage in conversation with their fathers and spoke to them for half as long than during low fertility periods. Meanwhile, cell phone chats with mom increased in frequency and duration.