Men's and women's mating preferences: Distinct evolutionary mechanisms?

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 88-93

  Miller, Lynn Carol ^a   Putcha Bhagavatula, Anila ^a   Pedersen, William C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Mating strategies; Sex

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036018426     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.00175     Document Type: Article

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