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Who says only one sperm gets the prize?
People in at least 18 societies around the world believe that a child can have more than one biological father.
References:
Beckerman, S, S.B. Hrdy, R.R. Baker, W.H. Crocker, P. Valentine, and K. Hawkes. 1999. Partible paternity: Matings with multiple men leading to multiple fathers per child. Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. January. Anaheim, Calif.
Further Readings:
Bower, B. 1991. Darwin's minds. Science News 140(Oct. 21):232.
Sources:
Stephen Beckerman
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Anthropology
409 Carpenter Building
University Park, PA 16802-1504
William H. Crocker
National Museum of Natural History
Anthropology Department
10th and Constitution Avenues, NW
Washington, DC 20560-0112
Paul Valentine
University of East London
Department of Sociology & Anthropology
Dagenham, Essex RM8 2AS
United Kingdom
From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 5, January 30, 1999, p. 71. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
