Testosterone fluctuations in young men: The difference between interacting with like and not-like others

Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 173-188

  DeSoto, M Catherine ^a   Hitlan, Robert T ^a   Deol, Rory Sean S ^a   McAdams, Derrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Challenge hypothesis; Hormones; In groups; Male behavior; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955800784     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14747049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147470491000800203     Document Type: Article

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