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



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Autore: Grant Valerie J. <1937, > Visualizza persona
Titolo: Maternal personality, evolution and the sex ratio : do mothers control the sex of the infant? / / Valerie J. Grant Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (231 p.)
Disciplina: 612.6/2
Soggetto topico: Sex determination, Genetic
Sex ratio
Dominance (Psychology)
Pregnancy - Psychological aspects
Human evolution
Testosterone
Mothers - Psychology
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-213) and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS
Sommario/riassunto: Women who are dominant are more likely to have sons. Demographic studies show that more male children are born after wars, yet most people believe that their baby's sex is a matter of chance - determined by the father's sperm. Valerie Grant presents evidence that the mother's personality - which is related to female testosterone levels - can actually influence which type of sperm fertilises the egg.Using data from human and animal studies Valerie Grant discusses the implications for human evolution, developmental psychology and reproductive biology. Her claims are controversial and the imp
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ISBN: 1-283-70771-3
1-134-72475-6
9786610567164
1-280-56716-3
0-203-13396-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910457341203321
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