Biased Sex Ratios Influence Fundamental Aspects of Human Mating

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 72-80

  Moss, Justin H ^a   Maner, Jon K ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

evolutionary psychology; intrasexual aggression; sex ratio; sociosexual orientation

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CLINICAL STUDY; ECOLOGY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATING; SEX RATIO; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COURTSHIP; HUMAN RELATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84948671505     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167215612744     Document Type: Article

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