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...
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 |
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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 |
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