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The Theoretical Potential for Selection on Determinants of Fertility to Cause Aggregate Fertility Increases in Human Populations

Stephen CranneyInstructor, Sociology Department, Baylor University, Waco, TexasCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 275-280 | Published online: 04 Nov 2016

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