Evidence that mammalian sex ratios at birth are partially controlled by parental hormone levels at the time of conception

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 180, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 271-286

  James, William H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

CONCEPTION; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX RATIO;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030596466     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0102     Document Type: Article

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