Changes in European birth seasonality related to changes in regional sunshine

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-168

  Cummings, David R ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Female fertility; Global dimming; Human birth seasonality; LLPDD; SAD

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GLOBAL CLIMATE; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; REGIONAL CLIMATE; REGIONAL PATTERN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BIRTH; EUROPE; HUMAN; LIGHT INTENSITY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; RELIABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; SUN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67651208440     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: 17444179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291010802067353     Document Type: Article

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