Monogamy, strongly bonded groups, and the evolution of human social structure

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 52-65

  Chapais, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Kinship; Multilevel primate societies; Pair bond; Sexual division of labor; Social evolution; Social organization

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANTHROPOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

PRIMATES;

EID: 84876335114     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: 15206505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.21345     Document Type: Article

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