A life-history model of human fitness indicators

Biodemography and Social Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-66

  Sefcek, Jon A ^a   Figueredo, Aurelio José ^b  

^a HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ARIZONA; EVOLUTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 77954696426     PISSN: 19485565     EISSN: 19485573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19485561003709214     Document Type: Article

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