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For an insightful discussion of this problem, and for his valuable suggestions, I am indebted to the late John Maynard Smith.
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Dixson, A.F. Human Sexual Behavior and the Origins of Gonorrhea. Arch Sex Behav 44, 1741–1742 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-015-0601-6
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