Primates' fertilization systems and the evolution of the human brain

Journal of Bioeconomics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-21

  Battistini, Alberto ^a   Pagano, Ugo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Emotional and rational intelligence; Gender relations; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COMPLEMENTARITY; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GENDER RELATIONS; PRIMATE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

PRIMATES;

EID: 40449122182     PISSN: 13876996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10818-008-9033-x     Document Type: Article

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