Title Maternal personality, evolution, and the sex ratio : do mothers control the sex of the infant? / Valerie J. Grant

Published London ; New York : Routledge, 1998

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 222 pages) : illustrations Contents 1. Overview -- 2. Defining and measuring dominance -- 3. The biological basis of dominance -- 4. Evidence from biostatistics -- 5. The physiology of sex determination -- 6. Dominance in animals -- 7. Dominance and the sex ratio in animals -- 8. The sex ratio in humans -- 9. Early experience and evolutionary advantage -- 10. Sex preferences and sex selection Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-213) and indexes Notes Print version record Subject Genetic sex determination Sex ratio. Dominance (Psychology) Pregnancy -- Psychological aspects. Human evolution. Testosterone. Mothers -- Psychology Personality. Sex Determination Processes Personality Pregnancy -- psychology Evolution Testosterone -- physiology Sex Ratio Testosterone MEDICAL -- Reproductive Medicine & Technology. Personality Dominance (Psychology) Human evolution Mothers -- Psychology Pregnancy -- Psychological aspects Genetic sex determination Sex ratio Testosterone Geslachtsverhouding. Moeders. Persoonlijkheid. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780203133965 020313396X 9780415158794 0415158796 9780415158800 041515880X 9781134724758 1134724756 9781134724703 1134724705 9781134724741 1134724748

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