Human Nature 17 (1):74-97 (2006)
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Sex differences in mortality rates stem from genetic, physiological, behavioral, and social causes that are best understood when integrated in an evolutionary life history framework. This paper investigates the Male-to-Female Mortality Ratio (M:F MR) from external and internal causes and across contexts to illustrate how sex differences shaped by sexual selection interact with the environment to yield a pattern with some consistency, but also with expected variations due to socioeconomic and other factors
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Keywords | Life history Mortality Sex differences Sexual selection |
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DOI | 10.1007/s12110-006-1021-z |
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