Sex ratios at sexual maturity and longevity
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Preliminary evidence regarding the hypothesis that the sex ratio at sexual maturity may affect longevity in men.
In human populations, variation in mate availability has been linked to various biological and social outcomes, but the possible effect of mate availability on health or survival has not been studied. Unbalanced sex ratios are a concern in many parts of the world, and their implications for the health and survival of the constituent individuals warrant careful investigation. We indexed mate ava...
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عنوان ژورنال: Demographic Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1435-9871
DOI: 10.4054/demres.2013.29.31