The malleability of mate selection in speed-dating events

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1163-1171

  Overbeek, Geertjan ^a   Nelemans, Stefanie A ^a   Karremans, Johan ^b   Engels, Rutger C M E ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

BMI; Mate selectivity; Physical attractiveness; Sex differences; Speed dating

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY MASS INDEX; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; REPRODUCTION; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84885956624     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-012-0067-8     Document Type: Article

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