New study shows that mothers prefer daughters and fathers prefer sons

Tuesday, November 6, 2018 - 10:40 in Psychology & Sociology

Finnish and American researchers in evolutionary biology conducted an online experiment and survey which reveals that women prefer and are more likely to invest in their daughters and men in their sons. The study was designed to test the impact of parental resources on offspring sex preferences. Specifically, the authors sought to test the Trivers-Willard […]

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