Childlessness drives the sex difference in the association between income and reproductive success of modern Europeans

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 628-638

  Barthold, Julia A ^a   Myrskylä, Mikko ^a   Jones, Owen R ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioural ecology; Earnings; Education; Fertility; Gender differences; Reproduction; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867900910     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2012.03.003     Document Type: Article

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