Spouse selection by health status and physical traits. Sardinia, 1856-1925

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 290-296

  Manfredini, M ^a   Breschi, M ^b   Mazzoni, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mate choice; Military registers; Sardinia; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRAIT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATE CHOICE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 75149179014     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21150     Document Type: Article

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