The variations of human sex ratio at birth with time of conception within the cycle, coital rate around the time of conception, duration of time taken to achieve conception, and duration of gestation: A synthesis

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 255, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-204

  James, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Offspring sex ratios

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEX RATIO;

ARTICLE; COITUS; CONCEPTION; GESTATION PERIOD; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO;

BIRTH WEIGHT; COITUS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO;

EID: 54249140418     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.07.016     Document Type: Article

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