Parent-child resemblance and kin investment: Physical resemblance or personality similarity?

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-69

  Heijkoop, Marianne ^a   Semon Dubas, Judith ^a   Van Aken, Marcel A G ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Parent child resemblance; Parental investment; Paternity confidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651202292     PISSN: 17405629     EISSN: 17405610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17405620802642306     Document Type: Article

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