Sex ratio and age in human populations

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The author has reviewed the literature dealing with sex ratios in human populations. She has concentrated on following problems: factors differentiating frequency of male and female conceptions, correlations between sex of offspring and physical characteristics of parents, demographical consequences of varying sex ratios.

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1981-12-30

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Promińska, E. (1981). Sex ratio and age in human populations. Anthropological Review, 47(2), 273–284. https://doi.org/10.18778/1898-6773.47.2.04

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