Energy economy in the evolution of menstruation

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 157-164

  Strassmann, Beverly I ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Endometrium; Menstrual cycle; Metabolic rate; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030299541     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6505(1996)5:5<157::AID-EVAN4>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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