Sexual orientation, handedness, sex ratio and fetomaternal tolerancerejection

Biological Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 347-356

  Valenzuela, Carlos Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Birth order; Fetomoternal tolerance; Genetic distortions; Handedness; Homosexuality; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650073489     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: 07176287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-97602010000300012     Document Type: Article

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