Energetics and reproductive effort

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 342-351

  Ellison, Petter T ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

AMENORRHEA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; HUMAN; LACTATION; MALE; MATING; MILK PRODUCTION; NATURAL SELECTION; OVARY FUNCTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REVIEW; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

AMENORRHEA; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROBABILITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038076237     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.10152     Document Type: Review

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