Sociosexually unrestricted parents have more sons: A further application of the generalized TriversWillard hypothesis (gTWH)

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 320-330

  Kanazawa, Satoshi ^a   Apari, Péter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Evolutionary psychology; Generalized TriversWillard hypothesis (gTWH); Offspring sex ratio; Sociosexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; HEALTH SURVEY; HERITABILITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649221902     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460902766918     Document Type: Article

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