title: Evolutionary medicine: semen sampling and seminal plasma hypersensitivity.
abstract: Evidence suggests that each male may have a unique semen signature, and there are reasons to consider the possibility that semen sampling (i.e., being inseminated by different prospective mates during courtship) may be part of an evolved female mate assessment strategy. Here we theorize that seminal plasma hypersensitivity represents the extreme negative end of this continuum and functions as a deterrent to mating with genetically incompatible suitors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Gordon G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Gallup
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Collin J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Reynolds
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012661:Semen / Q000276:immunology*