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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Publié dans:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - National Academy of Sciences. - 103(2006), 36, Seite 13271-13275
Auteur principal: Hesketh, Therese (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Xing, Zhu Wei
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2006
Accès à la collection:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Sujets:Asia sex ratio son preference Biological sciences Social sciences Behavioral sciences