Why has aggression been thought of as maladaptive?

Aggression and Adaptation: The Bright Side to Bad Behavior

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 65-84

  Smith, Peter K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84925768208     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203936900     Document Type: Chapter

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