Mating system change reduces the strength of sexual selection in an American frontier population of the 19th century

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 147-155

  Moorad, Jacob A ^a,b   Promislow, Daniel E L ^a   Smith, Ken R ^c   Wade, Michael J ^d  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bateman; LDS; Mormon; Opportunity for selection; Polygamy; Polygyny; Utah

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551682994     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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