Hypotheses on mammalian sex ratio variation at birth

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 113-116

  James, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ARTICLE; HYPOTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEX RATIO;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032492841     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1998.0649     Document Type: Article

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