Peaks of solar cycles affect the gender ratio

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 829-838

  Davis, George E ^a   Lowell, Walter E ^a  

^a Psybernetics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SOLAR CYCLE; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIGHT; MALE; PERIODICITY; SEASONS; SEX RATIO; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 53949093478     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.07.020     Document Type: Article

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