Natural selection In Utero
Evidence from the great East Japan earthquake
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17702117 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ralph Catalano (0000-0001-7240-415X, University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author), Takashi Yorifuji (0000-0003-2543-5441, Okayama University), Ichiro Kawachi (0000-0003-3579-4456, Harvard University) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 555-559 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Human Biology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1042-0533 • E-ISSN: 1520-6300 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajhb.22414 |
| PMID | 23754635 |
| OpenAlex | W2079913408 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 28 |
Results align with the claim that natural selection has conserved mechanisms that reduce the odds of a male live birth during stressful times by reducing the conception of males and by increasing the rate of spontaneous abortion among male fetuses
Abortion · Biology · Birth rate · Fertility · Fetus · Hum · In utero · Logistic regression · Odds · Population · Pregnancy · Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · History · Medicine · Genetics · Internal Medicine
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| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |