Homicide adaptations

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 399-410

  Duntley, Joshua D ^a   Buss, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary psychology; Homicide; Homicide Adaptation Theory; Lethal aggression

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; COEVOLUTION; COGNITION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FANTASY; FORECASTING; HOMICIDE; HOMICIDE ADAPTATION THEORY; HUMAN; INFANTICIDE; INTUITION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNCERTAINTY; VICTIM;

EID: 79960717456     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2011.04.016     Document Type: Review

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