Father-offspring resemblance predicts paternal investment in humans

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-69

  Alvergne, Alexandra ^a,b   Faurie, Charlotte ^a,b   Raymond, Michel ^a,b  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

evolution; human; offspring condition; parental care; paternal investment; paternity uncertainty; phenotype matching

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PATERNAL CARE; PATERNITY; REPRODUCTIVE COST;

EID: 67349240809     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.03.019     Document Type: Article

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