Blood donations as costly signals of donor quality

Journal of Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 263-286

  Lyle, H ^a   Smith, E ^a   Sullivan, R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood donations; Costly signaling theory; Unconditional generosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 76749133648     PISSN: 17892082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JEP.7.2009.4.1     Document Type: Article

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