Genetic influence helps explain variation in human fertility: Evidence from recent behavioral and molecular genetic studies

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 184-188

  Rodgers, Joseph Lee ^a   Hughes, Kimberly ^b   Kohler, Hans Peter ^c   Christensen, Kaare ^d   Doughty, Debby ^e   Rowe, David C ^f   Miller, Warren B ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^g Transnational Family Research Inst   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Fertility; Fisher's theorem; Fitness; Genetic influences

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035537751     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.00145     Document Type: Review

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