Preface

v-vi

PART 1 GENE-CULTURE COEVOLUTION OF INCESTUOUS AND CONSANGINEOUS UNIONS Introduction

1-4

Theoretical Aspects of Brother-Sister Mating in Birds and Mammals

5-15

Consanguineous Marriage: Prevalence, Causes, and Inbreeding Depression

17-31

Brother-Sister and Parent-Child Marriage in Premodern Societies

33-47

Reformulating (Yet Again) the Incest Avoidance Problem

49-60

PART 2 MATE CHOICE BASED ON PHYSICAL CHARCTERISTICS Introduction

61-65

Does MHC Influence Human Mate Choice?

67-78

Waist-to-Hip Ratio: An Indicator of Female Mate Value

79-99

Evolution and Individual Differences in Face Preference

101-113

Facial Attractiveness: Preferences and Possible Evolutionary Mechanisms

115-126

Fluctuating Asymmetry and Alternative Mating Tactics in Men: Are Nice Guys Simply Losers in the Competition for Mates?

127-139

Discussion 1 Mate Choice Based on Physical CharacteristicsMate Selection and Force-feeding Customs in the Prehistoric Polynesians

141-144

Discussion 2 Mate Choice Based on Physical CharacteristicsWhat Makes an Attractive Face? A Neurological Perspective

145-149

PART 3 PREHISTORIC MARITAL NETWORKS Introduction

151-153

Dispersal, Mating Systems, and Languages of Early Modern Humans in Northern Eurasia

155-182

Tracing Human Migration with Stable Isotopes

183-201

Cultural Transmission Between Neandertals and Modern Humans

203-211