The evolutionary biology of cryptic pregnancy: A re-appraisal of the "denied pregnancy" phenomenon

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 250-258

  Del Giudice, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COST OF REPRODUCTION; DENIAL; ENERGY TRANSFER; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FETUS RISK; HUMAN; LEARNING; MENSTRUATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOMATIC DELUSION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

ABORTION, MISSED; AWARENESS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33845345899     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.05.066     Document Type: Article

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