Parent-offspring conflict over mating: The case of mating age

Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 365-375

  Apostolou, Menelaos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Marital age; Mate choice; Parent offspring conflict; Parent offspring conflict over marital age; Parent offspring conflict over mating; Parental choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955732809     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14747049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147470491000800305     Document Type: Article

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