Males identify and respond adaptively to the mating strategies of other men

Sexualities, Evolution and Gender

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-243

  Kruger, Daniel J ^a   Fisher, Maryanne L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

British literature; Evolution; Mating strategies; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTIMACY; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MATING; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 33746146361     PISSN: 14792508     EISSN: 14792516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616660500235898     Document Type: Article

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