Evolution & Human Behavior
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 403-409 , November 2007

Sexual selection under parental choice: the role of parents in the evolution of human mating

Received 5 February 2007 ,Accepted 23 May 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.05.007

Evolution & Human Behavior
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 403-409 , November 2007