Evolution & Human Behavior
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 121-130 , March 2006

Production and appreciation of humor as sexually selected traits

  • Eric R. Bressler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Westfield State College, Westfield, MA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychology, Westfield State College, 577 Western Avenue, Westfield, MA 01086-1630, USA. Tel.: +1 413 572 5719; fax: +1 413 572 8062.
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  • Rod A. Martin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Sigal Balshine

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Received 8 April 2005 ,Accepted 1 September 2005.

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PII: S1090-5138(05)00076-0

doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2005.09.001

Evolution & Human Behavior
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 121-130 , March 2006