Male sexual orientation in independent samoa: Evidence for fraternal birth order and maternal fecundity effects

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 495-503

  Vanderlaan, Doug P ^a   Vasey, Paul L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birth order; Fa'afafine; Fecundity; Maternal immune hypothesis; Samoa; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMOA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIRTH ORDER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMOA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79958738961     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-009-9576-5     Document Type: Article

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