Intelligence and semen quality are positively correlated

Intelligence

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 277-282

  Arden, Rosalind ^a   Gottfredson, Linda S ^b   Miller, Geoffrey ^c   Pierce, Arand ^d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Fitness; g; Intelligence; Semen quality; Sperm

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349251605     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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