Sexual Selection: A Tale of Male Bias and Feminist Denial

European Journal of Women's Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-26

  Vandermassen, Griet ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Evolutionary biology; Feminism; Gender difference; History of science

Indexed keywords

EID: 0842325102     PISSN: 13505068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350506804039812     Document Type: Review

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