Some bold evolutionary predictions for the future of mating in humans

Oikos

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1768-1778

  Aarssen, Lonnie W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FERTILITY; MARRIAGE; MATING BEHAVIOR; NATURAL SELECTION; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 34548548728     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2007.16170.x     Document Type: Review

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