Mating games: Cultural evolution and sexual selection

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 475-491

  Block, A ^a   Dewitte, S ^b  

^a Institute of Philosophy   (Belgium)

^b Faculty of Economics and Applied Economics   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Competition; Cultural evolution; Evolutionary psychology; Play; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; CULTURAL TRADITION; MATING BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 34547577771     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-006-9041-y     Document Type: Article

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