How conception risk affects competition and cooperation with attractive women and men

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 16-22

  Lucas, Margery ^a   Koff, Elissa ^a  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Cooperation; Dictator game; Intrasexual competition; Menstrual cycle; Ultimatum game

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871811192     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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