Sex difference in life span affected by female birth rate in modern humans

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 444-449

  Maklakov, Alexei A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Family size; Fecundity; Life history; Longevity; Reproductive effort; Sex specific mortality; Total fertility rate

Indexed keywords

HOMO SAPIENS; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 53749085189     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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