Health markers

Martin Whiting

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_92-1

Health markers

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Health markers are phenotypic traits that signal some aspect of mate quality, and these indicators may be used during mate choice. Health markers are generally considered honest, condition-dependent signals.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science
Editors	Todd K. Shackelford, Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford
Place of Publication	Switzerland
Publisher	Springer, Springer Nature
Pages	1-4
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319169996
ISBN (Print)	9783319196503, 9783319196497
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_92-1
Publication status	Published - 20 Sept 2016

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