Generalization in mate-choice copying in humans

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 112-124

  Bowers, Robert I ^a   Place, Skyler S ^a   Todd, Peter M ^a   Penke, Lars ^b   Asendorpf, Jens B ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

cultural transmission; generalization; mate choice; mate choice copying; sexual selection; social learning

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; DECISION MAKING; HOMINID; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE CHOICE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

EID: 84555204645     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr164     Document Type: Article

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