Sexual selection under parental choice: the role of parents in the evolution of human mating

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 403-409

  Apostolou, Menelaos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Female choice; Human mating; Hunters and gatherers; Parental choice; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348961645     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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