Sex differences in mate choice criteria are reflected in folktales from around the world and in historical European literature

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 102-112

  Gottschall, Jonathan ^a   Martin, Johanna ^a   Quish, Hadley ^a   Rea, Jon ^a  

^a ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Folktales; Mate preferences; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842554278     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-5138(04)00007-8     Document Type: Article

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