Breastfeeding structure as a test of parental investment theory in Papua New Guinea

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 635-642

  Tracer, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME;

BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; BREAST FEEDING; CULTURE; EVOLUTION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70350733386     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20928     Document Type: Conference Paper

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