Adolescent intelligence and socio-economic wealth independently predict adult marital and reproductive behavior

Intelligence

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 358-365

  Reeve, Charlie L ^a   Lyerly, Jordan E ^a   Peach, Hannah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive epidemiology; Evolutionary theory; Intelligence; Reproductive behavior; Socio economic wealth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879581008     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2013.05.010     Document Type: Article

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