Avuncular tendencies and the evolution of male androphilia in Samoan fa'afafine

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 821-830

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avuncular tendencies; Evolution; Kin selection; Male androphilia; Samoa

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; FAMILY; FERTILITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAMOA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EVOLUTION; FAMILY; FERTILITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SAMOA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77955663027     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-008-9404-3     Document Type: Article

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