Human collective aggression: A behavioral ecology perspective

Ethology and Sociobiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 247-262

  Mesquida, Christian G ^a   Wiener, Neil I ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age composition; Collective aggression; Human behavioral ecology; Mate Choice; Reproductive effort; Warfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040317696     PISSN: 01623095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0162-3095(96)00035-0     Document Type: Article

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