Evolutionary Perspectives on the Nature of Sibling Conflict: the Impact of Sex, Relatedness, and Co-residence

Evolutionary Psychological Science

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 123-129

  Salmon, Catherine ^a   Hehman, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Inclusive fitness; Kin selection; Parental investment; Relatedness; Sibling conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961171442     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21989885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40806-015-0013-9     Document Type: Article

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