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Comments on Morgan and King (2001): Three Reasons Why Demographers Should Pay Attention to Evolutionary Theories and Behaviour Genetics in the Analysis of Contemporary Fertility

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  • Hans-Peter Kohler, 2001. "Comments on Morgan and King (2001): Three Reasons Why Demographers Should Pay Attention to Evolutionary Theories and Behaviour Genetics in the Analysis of Contemporary Fertility," European Journal of Population, Springer;European Association for Population Studies, vol. 17(1), pages 31-35, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eurpop:v:17:y:2001:i:1:d:10.1023_a:1010788129383
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1010788129383
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