Showoffs or providers? The parenting effort of Hadza men

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 391-404

  Marlowe, Frank ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hunter gatherers; Mating effort; Parenting effort; Paternal care; Showoff hypothesis; Stepfather

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0000337351     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-5138(99)00021-5     Document Type: Article

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