Monetary exchanges with nieces and nephews: A comparison of Samoan men, women, and fa'afafine

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 373-380

  Vasey, Paul L ^a   VanderLaan, Doug P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avuncular behavior; Kin selection; Monetary exchange; Samoa; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955580703     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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