Ovulation, female competition, and product choice: Hormonal influences on consumer behavior

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 921-934

  Durante, Kristina M ^a   Griskevicius, Vladas ^a   Hill, Sarah E ^b   Perilloux, Carin ^c   Li, Norman P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 79952832464     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656575     Document Type: Article

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