Biological Basis of Human Mate Choice: The Triple A Theory

Biological Theory

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 106-108

  Faundes, Victor ^a   Pardo, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Biological Theory; Major Histocompatibility Complex Allele; Mate Choice; Sexual Attraction; Sexual Characteristic

Indexed keywords

EID: 85131547907     PISSN: 15555542     EISSN: 15555550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/BIOT_a_00034     Document Type: Article

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