Erotomanic stalking in evolutionary perspective

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-88

  Brüne, Martin ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIME; EGO; EROTOMANIA; MATING; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STALKING;

DELUSIONS; EROTICA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HARASSMENT;

EID: 0037286721     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.518     Document Type: Article

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