Possible constraints on adaptive variation in sex ratio at birth in humans and other primates

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 238, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 383-394

  James, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

SEX RATIO;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONCEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DISEASE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRIMATES; REVIEW LITERATURE; SEX RATIO; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; VIRUS DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 29244471694     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.05.022     Document Type: Article

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