Table 1.

Simple scheme of variation in partible paternity beliefs and extramarital mating

Increasing partible paternity and extramarital mating
Singular paternity	Universal partible paternity
Adultery considered immoral	Institutionalized extramarital sex
Violence against adulterous females	Female sexual autonomy
Sex not easily discussed in public	Frequent sexual joking

Extramarital mating is roughly equivalent to what is described as promiscuity in the animal behavior literature and in no way refers to lack of discrimination in female choice but simply the existence of extramarital sexual relationships.