Detecting and correcting for family size differences in the study of sexual orientation and fraternal birth order

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 845-852

  Blanchard, Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birth order; Family size; Fraternal birth order effect; Male specific antigen; Maternal immune hypothesis; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

BIRTH ORDER; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIBLING;

BIRTH ORDER; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIBLINGS;

EID: 84902381049     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-013-0245-3     Document Type: Article

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