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Spatial Assortative Mating

Spatial Assortative Mating is a theoretical construct in population genetics that posits mating preferences are influenced by geographic proximity, leading to non-random mating patterns where individuals located in closer spatial proximity are more likely to mate than would be expected under random mating.

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An evolutionary process that assembles phenotypes through space rather than through time

Richard Shine, Gregory P. Brown, Ben L. Phillips · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2011 · 599 citations

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Sexual selection for spatial-learning ability

Steven J. C. Gaulin, Randall W. FitzGerald · Animal Behaviour · 1989 · 245 citations

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The locus of sex differences in spatial ability

Robert V. Kail, Philip Carter, James W. Pellegrino · Perception & Psychophysics · 1979 · 210 citations · Full text

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Sexual selection and sex differences in spatial cognition

David C. Geary · Learning and Individual Differences · 1995 · 187 citations

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Educational assortative mating across marriage markets: Nonhispanic whites in the United States

Susan K. Lewis, Valerie Kincade Oppenheimer · Demography · 2000 · 186 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. RS
    Richard Shine

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    2 publications · 611 citations

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    Gregory P. Brown

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    2 publications · 611 citations

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  3. RW
    Robert W. Elwood

    Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 209 citations

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  4. BL
    Ben L. Phillips

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    2 publications · 611 citations

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    Leithen K. M’Gonigle

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    2 publications · 62 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    3 h-index

    13 publications

    333 citations

  2. James Cook University

    Townsville, Australia

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    680 citations

  3. University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    127 citations

  4. Universidade de Vigo

    Vigo, Spain

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    81 citations

  5. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    89 citations

  6. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    78 citations

  8. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    216 citations

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  1. Animal Behaviour

    6 publications · 579 citations

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  2. Evolution

    5 publications · 296 citations

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  3. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

    3 publications · 93 citations

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  4. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

    3 publications · 65 citations

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  5. The American Naturalist

    AN · 3 publications · 131 citations

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