Human mating models can benefit from comparative primatology and careful methodology
Document Type
Article
Department or Administrative Unit
Primate Behavior and Ecology
Publication Date
8-2000
Abstract
Conditional mating strategies and within-sex variation in mating patterns occur across a wide range of primate taxa. Attempts to model the evolution of human mating strategies should incorporate current primatological data sets and phylogenetic perspectives. However, comparisons between interview and questionnaire-based human behavioral data and observationally and experimental generated nonhuman behavioral data should be conducted with prudence.
Recommended Citation
Fuentes, A. (2000). Human mating models can benefit from comparative primatology and careful methodology. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 23(4), 602–603. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x00403377
Journal
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
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© 2000 Cambridge University Press
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