Four strategies used during intrasexual competition for mates

Personal Relationships

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-38

  Fisher, Maryanne ^a   Cox, Anthony ^b  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Centre for Psychology and Computing   (Canada)

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EID: 79952169028     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2010.01307.x     Document Type: Article

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