Parent-Offspring Conflict

Family Relationships: An Evolutionary Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Salmon, Catherine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal fetal conflict; Offspring; Parent; Parental investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920417597     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195320510.003.0007     Document Type: Chapter

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