Why father absence might precipitate early menarche: The role of polygyny

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 329-334

  Kanazawa, Satoshi ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditional reproductive strategies; Dads cads; Divorce

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042907432     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-5138(01)00073-3     Document Type: Article

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