Are Young Women the Special Targets of Rape-Murder?

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 224-232

  Shackelford, Todd K ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary psychology; Female reproductive status; Rape murder; Routine activities; Theft murder

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036248731     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.90024     Document Type: Review

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