Are parents' perceptions of offspring facial resemblance consistent with actual resemblance? Effects on parental investment

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-15

  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

Ascription of resemblance; Facial resemblance; Human; Kin recognition; Parental investment; Paternity uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 71349084743     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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