The effects of sex and childlessness on the association between status and reproductive output in modern society

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 392-398

  Fieder, Martin ^a   Huber, Susanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Education; Evolution; Human; Income; Reproduction; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348993908     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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