Linking dispersal and marriage in humans life history data from Oakham, Massachusetts, USA (1750-1850)

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 337-357

  Towner, Mary C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Inbreeding; Marriage; Mating competition; Philopatry; Sex biased dispersal

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0036742513     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-5138(02)00094-6     Document Type: Article

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