The roles of aggressive and affiliative behaviors in resource control: A behavioral ecological perspective

Developmental Review

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 461-487

  Pellegrini, Anthony D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affiliation; Aggression; Competition; Resources; Social dominance

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349100556     PISSN: 02732297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dr.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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