Sociobiology's relevance to modern society: Commentary on two articles published here

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 364-367

  Vining, Daniel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Modern society; Sociobiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961170112     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2011.04.003     Document Type: Note

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