Habits of the heart: Life history and the developmental neuroendocrinology of emotion

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 772-781

  Worthman, Carol M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; COGNITION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 70450174245     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20966     Document Type: Conference Paper

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