The role of sexual imprinting and the Westermarck effect in mate choice in humans

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 859-873

  Rantala, Markus J ^a   Marcinkowska, Urszula M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Assortative mating; Evolved mating preferences; Freud; Homo sapiens; Homogamy; Imprinting; Incest avoidance; Partner similarity; Phenotype matching; Sexual selection; Westermarck

Indexed keywords

ASSORTATIVE MATING; AVOIDANCE REACTION; HERITABILITY; HUMAN EVOLUTION; IMPRINTING; KINSHIP; MATE CHOICE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

HOMO SAPIENS;

EID: 79955041186     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-011-1145-y     Document Type: Review

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