Reproductive physiology of the human male: An evolutionary and life history perspective

Reproductive Ecology and Human Evolution

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 107-133

  Bribiescas, Richard G ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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