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Maternal personality, evolution, and the sex ratio : do mothers control the sex of the infant? / Valerie J. Grant.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grant, Valerie J., 1937-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Genetic sex determination.
- Sex ratio.
- Dominance (Psychology).
- Pregnancy--Psychological aspects.
- Pregnancy.
- Human evolution.
- Testosterone.
- Mothers--Psychology.
- Mothers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (231 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Women who are dominant are more likely to have sons. Demographic studies show that more male children are born after wars, yet most people believe that their baby's sex is a matter of chance - determined by the father's sperm. Valerie Grant presents evidence that the mother's personality - which is related to female testosterone levels - can actually influence which type of sperm fertilises the egg.Using data from human and animal studies Valerie Grant discusses the implications for human evolution, developmental psychology and reproductive biology. Her claims are controversial and the imp
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-213) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-72474-8
- 1-283-70771-3
- 1-134-72475-6
- 9786610567164
- 1-280-56716-3
- 0-203-13396-X
- 9780203133965
- OCLC:
- 437073815
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