Inbreeding effects on fertility in humans: Evidence for reproductive compensation

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 225-231

  Ober, Carole ^a   Hyslop, Terry ^b   Hauck, Walter W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FETUS WASTAGE; HUMAN; INBREEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0033360908     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302198     Document Type: Article

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