Maternal personality, evolution, and the sex ratio do mothers control the sex of the infant?
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 personal...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge
1998.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798063906719 |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (231 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-213) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781134724741 9781283707718 9781134724758 9786610567164 9781280567162 9780203133965 |
