Sex Ratio and the Timing of Pubertal Maturation in Girls: A Life History Approach
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Timing of pubertal maturation in girls: an integrated life history approach.
Life history theory provides a metatheoretical framework for the study of pubertal timing from an evolutionary-developmental perspective. The current article reviews 5 middle-level theories--energetics theory, stress-suppression theory, psychosocial acceleration theory, paternal investment theory, and child development theory--each of which applies the basic assumptions of life history theory t...
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