Matrilateral biases in the investment of aunts and uncles: A consequence and measure of paternity uncertainty

Human Nature

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-151

  Gaulin, Steven J C ^a   McBurney, Donald H ^a   Brakeman Wartell, Stephanie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Kin investment; Matrilateral bias; Paternity uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031521505     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-997-1008-4     Document Type: Article

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