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Biological Basis of Human Mate Choice: The Triple A Theory

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    Victor Faundes & Andrea Pardo

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Faundes, V., Pardo, A. Biological Basis of Human Mate Choice: The Triple A Theory. Biol Theory 5, 106–108 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1162/BIOT_a_00034

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