Human sexual differences in the use of social ostracism as a competitive tactic

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1019-1035

  Benenson, Joyce F ^a   Hodgson, Lindsay ^b   Heath, Sarah ^b   Welch, Patrick J ^a  

^a EMMANUEL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coalitionary exclusion; Groups; Sex differences; Social structure

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ABILITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; GROUP BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

PAN;

EID: 51349152658     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-008-9283-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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