The evolutionary psychology of women's aggression

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 368, Issue 1631, 2013, Pages

  Campbell, Anne ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Emotion; Mate competition; Neuropsychology; Women

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; NEUROLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; WOMENS STATUS;

AGGRESSION; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATE COMPETITION; MOTHER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AGGRESSION; EMOTION; MATE COMPETITION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; WOMEN;

AGGRESSION; AMYGDALA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; POVERTY; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX RATIO; WOMEN;

EID: 84886556510     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2013.0078     Document Type: Review

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