Mate selection—A selection for a handicap

1975/09/01 by Amotz Zahavi · 73 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation #Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior #Plant and animal studies

paper · doi:10.1016/0022-5193(75)90111-3

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