The role of reproductive strategies in academic attainment

Sex Roles

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 313-323

  Barber, Nigel ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0032365851     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018745419124     Document Type: Article

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