Nepotistic patterns of violent psychopathy: Evidence for adaptation?

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue AUG, 2012, Pages

  Krupp, Daniel Brian ^a,b,c   Sewall, Lindsay A ^c,d   Lalumière, Martin L ^c   Sheriff, Craig ^e   Harris, Grant T ^f  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^e Tulloch Mapping Solutions   (Canada)

^f Mental Health Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Kin discrimination; Mental disorder; Nepotism; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867118396     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00305     Document Type: Article

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