Abnormal Sex Ratios in Human Populations: Causes and Consequences

In the absence of manipulation, both the sex ratio at birth and the population sex ratio are remarkably constant in human populations. Small alterations do occur naturally; for example, a small excess of male births has been reported to occur during and after war. The tradition of son preference, ho...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - National Academy of Sciences. - 103(2006), 36, Seite 13271-13275
1. Verfasser: Hesketh, Therese (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Xing, Zhu Wei
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2006
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Schlagworte:Asia sex ratio son preference Biological sciences Social sciences Behavioral sciences