Birth order influences reproductive measures in Australians

Human Nature

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 294-316

  Milne, Fritha ^a   Judge, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birth order; Fitness; Personality; Reproductive behaviors; Survival analysis; Within family analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149129018     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-009-9065-5     Document Type: Article

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