The mating strategies and mate preferences of mail order brides

Cross-Cultural Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-129

  Minervini, Bibiana Paez ^a,b   McAndrew, Francis T ^a  

^a KNOX COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Knox College ^*

Author keywords

Cross cultural comparison; Evolutionary psychology; Female mate preferences; Human mating strategies; Mail order brides

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645506879     PISSN: 10693971     EISSN: 15523578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069397105277237     Document Type: Article

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