Amounts spent on engagement rings reflect aspects of male and female mate quality

Human Nature

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 329-333

  Cronk, Lee ^a   Dunham, Bria ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Courtship; Engagement rings; Marriage; Marriage transactions; Mating; Nuptial gifts

Indexed keywords

EID: 36049010400     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-007-9018-9     Document Type: Article

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