Father absence, parental care, and female reproductive development

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 376-390

  Quinlan, Robert J ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Conjugal stability; Demography; Evolutionary ecology; Family environment; Father absence; Life history; Menarche; Parental investment; Puberty; Reproductive strategies; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142056063     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-5138(03)00039-4     Document Type: Article

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