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Why are Twins so Rare in Homo sapiens?

1989; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 133; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/284936

1537-5323

Erkki Haukioja, Risto Lemmetyinen, Mirja Pikkola,

Birth, Development, and Health

Previous articleNext article No AccessNotes and CommentsWhy are Twins so Rare in Homo sapiens?Erkki Haukioja, Risto Lemmetyinen, and Mirja PikkolaErkki Haukioja, Risto Lemmetyinen, and Mirja PikkolaPDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmailPrint SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 133, Number 4Apr., 1989 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/284936 Views: 11Total views on this site Citations: 32Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1989 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Ian J. Rickard, Colin Vullioud, François Rousset, Erik Postma, Samuli Helle, Virpi Lummaa, Ritva Kylli, Jenni E. Pettay, Eivin Røskaft, Gine R. 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