Ancestral mechanisms in modern environments : IImpact of competition and stressors on body image and dieting behavior

Human Nature

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 103-117

  Salmon, Catherine ^a   Crawford, Charles ^b   Dane, Laura ^b   Zuberbier, Oonagh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Anorexic behavior; Eating disorders; Environment; Reproductive suppression

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149110200     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-008-9030-8     Document Type: Article

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