An Evolutionary Analysis of Variation in Parental Effort: Determinants and Assessment

Parenting

Volumn 12, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 94-104

  De Baca, Tomás Cabeza ^a   Figueredo, Aurelio José ^a   Ellis, Bruce J ^a  

^a Environmental Research Laboratory   (United States)

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EID: 84863621805     PISSN: 15295192     EISSN: 15327922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15295192.2012.680396     Document Type: Article

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