Assortative mating based on cooperativeness and generosity

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 975-981

  Tognetti, A ^a,b   Berticat, C ^a,b   Raymond, M ^a,b   Faurie, C ^a,b  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Altruism; Donation; Homogamy; Public good game

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; HUMAN EVOLUTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; PHENOTYPE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RURAL AREA; SIGNAL;

SENEGAL;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SENEGAL; SPOUSE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCTION; SENEGAL; SPOUSES;

EID: 84899628821     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12346     Document Type: Article

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