Puberty and Adolescence: An Evolutionary Perspective

Encyclopedia of Adolescence

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 275-286

  Bogin, B ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biocultural factors; Childhood; Evolution of adolescence; Juvenile; Puberty; Rites of passage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884441727     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-373951-3.00033-8     Document Type: Chapter

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