The relationship between number of potential mates and mating skew in humans
β Scribed by Alison P. Lenton; Barbara Fasolo; Peter M. Todd
- Book ID
- 113451723
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 160 KB
- Volume
- 77
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-3472
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