Maternal personality, evolution, and the sex ratio : do mothers control the sex of the infant / Valerie J. Grant.
Material type:
TextPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 1998Description: vii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0415158796
- 9780415158794
- 041515880X
- 9780415158800
- 612.62 21
- QP278.5 .G73 1998
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 -- Appendix -- References -- Name index -- Subject index.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 612.62 GRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A289085B |
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New Zealand author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-213) and index.
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 -- Appendix -- References -- Name index -- Subject index.
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