Fast life histories, not pathogens, account for state-level variation in homicide, child maltreatment, and family ties in the U.S.

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 118-124

  Hackman, Joseph ^a   Hruschka, Daniel ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homicide; Life history; Pathogens; Religiosity; Sexually transmitted disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874228681     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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