Too many men: The violence problem?

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 214-222

  Schacht, Ryan ^a   Rauch, Kristin Liv ^a   Borgerhoff Mulder, Monique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL SELECTION; VIOLENCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; LITERATURE REVIEW;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX RATIO; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX RATIO; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84897034152     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.02.001     Document Type: Review

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