Socioeconomic status determines sex-dependent survival of human offspring

Evolution, Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 2013, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-45

  van Bodegom, David ^a   Rozing, Maarten P ^a   May, Linda ^a   Meij, Hans J ^a,b   Thomése, Fleur ^c   Zwaan, Bas J ^d,e   Westendorp, Rudi G J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; Offspring survival; Offspring weight; Reproduction; Sex differences; Trivers willard

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; GHANA; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR FAMILY; POLYGYNY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84894297372     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20506201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emph/eot002     Document Type: Article

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