Life historical perspectives on human reproductive aging

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1204, Issue , 2010, Pages 11-20

  Ellison, Peter T ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ecology; evolution; life history; menopause; reproduction; senescence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956242328     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05611.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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