Comparative study of reproductive skew and pair-bond stability using genealogies from 80 small-scale human societies

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 335-342

  Ellsworth, Ryan M ^a   Shenk, Mary K ^b   Bailey, Drew H ^c   Walker, Robert S ^b  

^a WEBSTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GENEALOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; REPRODUCTION; SIBLING;

FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GENEALOGY AND HERALDRY; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; REPRODUCTION; SIBLINGS;

EID: 84945898935     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22785     Document Type: Article

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