Choice of kin in consanguineous marriages: Effects of altruism and ecological factors

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 738-753

  Denic, Srdjan ^a   Nagelkerke, Nicolaas ^a   Agarwal, Mukesh M ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; INBREEDING AVOIDANCE; KIN SELECTION; MARRIAGE; RELATEDNESS; SEXUALITY; SOCIOBIOLOGY;

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CONSANGUINITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WAR;

ALTRUISM; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSANGUINITY; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WAR;

EID: 77958561151     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460903575354     Document Type: Article

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