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Reasons for Caution About the Fraternal Birth Order Effect

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Thanks to Fiona Barlow and Kana Imuta for helpful comments on an earlier draft. Funding was provided by Australian Research Council (Grant No. FT160100298).

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Zietsch, B.P. Reasons for Caution About the Fraternal Birth Order Effect. Arch Sex Behav 47, 47–48 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-017-1086-2

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Keywords

  • Fraternal Birth Order Effect (FBOE)
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