Human behaviour: Sex ratio and the city

Current Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 17, 2012, Pages

  Székely, Áron ^a   Székely, Tamás ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84866147121     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.07.056     Document Type: Short Survey

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