A potential mechanism for sex ratio variation in mammals

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-255

  James, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTROGEN; GLYCEROPHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

CONCEPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FATHER; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAMMAL; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SHORT SURVEY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031558890     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1997.0521     Document Type: Article

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