Natural Selection and Sex Differences in Morbidity and Mortality in Early Life

作者: JONATHAN C.K. WELLS

DOI: 10.1006/JTBI.1999.1044

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摘要: Both morbidity and mortality are consistently reported to be higher in males than in females in early life, but no explanation for these findings has been offered. This paper argues that …

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