Parent-Offspring Conflict over Mating: Testing the Tradeoffs Hypothesis
The difference in genetic relatedness between parents and offspring results into traits such as beauty being more beneficial in a spouse than in an in-law. As a consequence, mate and in-law preferences do not overlap, and each party tends to prefer more the traits that give it more benefits. This pa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2011-10-01
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| Series: | Evolutionary Psychology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/147470491100900401 |