The Secondary Sex Ratio and Male Mortality at Pre‐Reproductive Ages: A Test of Selection In Utero
In this historical population, the SSR appears to gauge hardiness of surviving male cohorts. However, whether the high fertility and/or family structure context of Latter-day Saints in historical Utah explains the age-specific pattern of male mortality warrants further scrutiny.
Authors
- Tim A. Bruckner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6927-964X)
- Ryan Schacht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4606-7345)
- Ken R. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0682-3705)
- Jason Bonham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9213-2243)
Institutions
- East Carolina University (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Human Biology
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24173
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.93
Funders
- Huntsman Cancer Foundation
- Huntsman Cancer Institute
- National Institute on Aging
- National Cancer Institute