Big brothers and little sisters? Sex selection and birth orders

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 12-17

  Salmon, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Birth order; Birth spacing; Niches; Parental investment; Preimplantation sex selection

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CHINA; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PROGENY; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL SELECTION;

EID: 34548717133     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60353-7     Document Type: Article

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