Do bedroom eyes wear political glasses? The role of politics in human mate attraction

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 100-108

  Klofstad, Casey A ^a   McDermott, Rose ^b   Hatemi, Peter K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Internet dating; Mate attraction; Mate choice; Politics; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

LACUNA;

EID: 84857031330     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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