Parasite prevalence and the distribution of intelligence among the states of the USA

Intelligence

Volumn 39, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 155-160

  Eppig, Christopher ^a   Fincher, Corey L ^a   Thornhill, Randy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Brain growth; Cognitive ability; Developmental stability; Infectious disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953102205     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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