Differences in parental investment contribute to important differences between men and women

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 86-89

  Bjorklund, David F ^a   Shackelford, Todd K ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary psychology; Parental investment theory; Sexual strategis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033465642     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.00020     Document Type: Article

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