Social Aggression and Resource Conflict Across the Female Life-Course in the Bolivian Amazon

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 194-207

  Rucas, Stacey L ^a   Gurven, Michael ^b   Winking, Jeffrey ^c   Kaplan, Hillard ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Female female competition; Reproductive success; Resource competition; Social aggression; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; BOLIVIA; CHILD; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860261709     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.21420     Document Type: Article

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