Self seeks like: Many humans choose their dog pets following rules used for assortative mating

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-18

  Payne, Christina ^a   Jaffe, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Assortative mating; Evolution; Mate selection; Pets; Sex

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 13844272942     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-004-0122-6     Document Type: Article

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