Mutual grooming in human dyadic relationships: An ethological perspective

Current Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-140

  Nelson, Holly ^a   Geher, Glenn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Allo grooming; Attachment behavior; Courtship; Pairbonding

Indexed keywords

EID: 35948979590     PISSN: 10461310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-007-9009-3     Document Type: Review

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