Sex differences in short-term mate preferences and behavioral mimicry: A semi-naturalistic experiment

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 902-911

  Van Straaten, Ischa ^a   Engels, Rutger C M E ^a   Finkenauer, Catrin ^b   Holland, Rob W ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Mimicry; Naturalistic environment; Short term mating; Social status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COITUS; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SINGLE PERSON;

EID: 55149121266     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-007-9179-y     Document Type: Article

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