Genetic-genealogy approach reveals low rate of extra-pair paternity in historical Dutch populations KU Leuven
Objective: Evolutionary theory has shown that seeking out extra-pair paternity (EPP) can be a viable reproductive strategy for both sexes in pair-bonded species, also in humans. As yet, estimates of the contemporary or historical EPP rate in human population are still rare. In the present study, we estimated the historical EPP rate in the Dutch population over the last 400 years and compared the rate with those obtained for other human ...