Humans show mate copying after observing real mate choices

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 320-325

  Place, Skyler S ^a   Todd, Peter M ^a   Penke, Lars ^b   Asendorpf, Jens B ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decision making; Mate choice; Mate copying; Social information; Speed dating

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77955577915     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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