A tradeoff between reproduction and growth in contemporary Finnish women

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 189-195

  Helle, Samuli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

AIC; Cost of reproduction; Height; Information theoretic approach; Life history; Menarche; Natural selection; Offspring sex

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849092672     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.11.009     Document Type: Article

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