Intralocus sexual conflict over human height

Biology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 976-978

  Stulp, Gert ^a   Kuijper, Bram ^b   Buunk, Abraham P ^a,c   Pollet, Thomas V ^d   Verhulst, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Genetic conflict; Reproductive success; Sexual antagonism; Stature

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; BODY SIZE; FITNESS; HERITABILITY; HUMAN EVOLUTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84869856464     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0590     Document Type: Article

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