New cross-cultural perspectives on marriage transactions

Cross-Cultural Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 339-375

  Huber, Brad R ^a   Danaher, William F ^a   Breedlove, William L ^b  

^a Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

^b Independent scholar ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

kin selection; Marriage transactions; evolutionary anthropology; polygyny; reproductive strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053619748     PISSN: 10693971     EISSN: 15523578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069397111402466     Document Type: Article

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