Parental investment and the optimization of human family size

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P356DOI10.1098/RSTB.2010.0297
P932PMC publication ID3013477
P698PubMed publication ID21199838
P5875ResearchGate publication ID49722671

P50authorRuth MaceQ28382536
P2093author name stringDavid W Lawson
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P433issue1563
P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P304page(s)333-343
P577publication date2011-02-01
P1433published inPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society BQ2153239
P1476titleParental investment and the optimization of human family size
P478volume366

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