Evolutionary Processes Explaining the Genetic Variance in Personality: An Exploration of Scenarios

The Evolution of Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Gangestad, Steven W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary process; Genetic variation; Individual differences; Personality traits; Tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856795176     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195372090.003.0012     Document Type: Chapter

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