An evolutionary and life history perspective on human male reproductive senescence

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1204, Issue , 2010, Pages 54-64

  Bribiescas, Richard G ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; evolution; health; hormones; men; testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956258720     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05524.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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