Evolutionary perspectives on sport and competition

Applied Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Wiedemann, Diana ^a   Barton, Robert A ^a   Hill, Russell A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Colour perception; Competition; Dominance signalling; Handedness; Home advantage; Performance; Red; Sports; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921258334     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199586073.003.0018     Document Type: Chapter

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