The evolutionary psychology of mate selection in Morocco a multivariate analysis

Human Nature

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 113-137

  Walter, Alex ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cousin marriage; Domain specificity; Evolutionary psychology; Inbreeding avoidance; Mate selection; Morocco; Sociobiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031537134     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-997-1007-5     Document Type: Article

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