Parent-Offspring Conflict over Mating: The Case of Mating Age

Parents and offspring have asymmetrical preferences with respect to mate choice. So far, several areas of disagreement have been identified, including beauty, family background, and sexual strategies. This article proposes that mating age constitutes another area of conflict, as parents desire their...

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Main Author: Menelaos Apostolou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-07-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/147470491000800305