2nd to 4th digit ratio and offspring sex ratio

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 93-95

  Manning, J T ^a   Martin, S ^d   Trivers, R L ^b   Soler, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

SEX RATIO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FATHER; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; JAMAICA; MALE; MOTHER; PARENT; POPULATION; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEX; SEX RATIO; SPAIN; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036387010     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2002.3014     Document Type: Article

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