Sex differences in the relationship between status and number of offspring in the contemporary U.S.

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 146-151

  Hopcroft, Rosemary L ^a  

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

Author keywords

Fertility; Reproductive success; Sex differences; Sociobiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922923390     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2014.10.003     Document Type: Article

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