The effects of female control of resources on sex-differentiated mate preferences

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 193-205

  Moore, Fhionna Rosemary ^a   Cassidy, Clare ^a   Law Smith, Miriam Jane ^a   Perrett, David Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control of resources; Cultural constraints; Mate preferences; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645948779     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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