Age variation in mating strategies and mate preferences: Beliefs versus reality

Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-205

  Bleske Rechek, April ^a   VandenHeuvel, Bailey ^a   Vander Wyst, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age variation; Mate preferences; Mating strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249113398     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14747049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147470490900700204     Document Type: Article

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