Humor and sexual selection

Human Nature

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 319-336

  Storey, Robert ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Creativity; Humor; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346938384     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-003-1009-x     Document Type: Review

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