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  1. Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA

    Sydni Huxman & Jordann Brandner

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  1. Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA

    Todd K. Shackelford

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    Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford

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    Gary L Brase

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Huxman, S., Brandner, J. (2018). Nuptial Gift. In: Shackelford, T., Weekes-Shackelford, V. (eds) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1889-1

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