Human kin recognition is self- rather than family-referential

Biology Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 336-338

  Bressan, Paola ^a   Zucchi, Guendalina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Facial resemblance; Inclusive fitness; Kin recognition; Nepotistic behaviour; Phenotype matching

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; HOMINID; KIN RECOGNITION; KINSHIP; NEPOTISM; PHENOTYPE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; DNA TEMPLATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SIBLING RELATION; VISUAL INFORMATION;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 67649092255     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2008.0789     Document Type: Article

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